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Property Rights and the U.N. YouTube - Tonja Dausend - Property Rights and the U.N.

MelissaWV wrote: Sperm and eggs are merely cells of the parents. When they come together, they form a unique human life.

The Constitution does grant the national government power to protect life and when it comes to protecting life, liberty and property, we must impose our views on others.

An individual who does not live to see birth is no less an individual. A funeral, casket or what have you would be for the parents to decide.

The government needs to stay out of issues concerning marriage. Abortion, on the other hand: An individual's life begins when his or her DNA has formed. That individual has an inherent, unalienable right to life.

Originally Posted by LookingForward I've read studies that have shown liquor stores and adult book stores increase the crime rate and bring down property values in the areas where they're located. I've seen adults buying cigarettes and liquor for minors who passed by the liquor store on their...

It seems like the government is trying to become one big "homeowner's association. Shouldn't zoning laws, "smart growth" and "sustainable development" issues be left to local homeowner's associations, where people can choose to move into or out areas of their liking?

Zoning laws, "smart growth," "sustainable development" & the Constitution How are zoning laws, "smart growth" and "sustainable development" compatible with our unalienable right to own property? On the one hand, I can see how someone opening a car wrecking yard next to a home could impinge on...

Congress votes to raise the debt limit today! Contact your representative to vote against H.J. Res. 45, which would increase our debt limit by $1.9 trillion. We need to act immediately!

Thank you, Rael and iddo! Your answers were very helpful. :cool:

Torn. On the one hand, something just doesn’t seem right about defending speech that promotes murder or harm to others :confused: but on the other, free speech is essential to liberty.

Is speech that promotes murder or harm to others protected?

I read a clever signature line the other day that goes something like, “Either you believe people are inherently bad and they need government to make things fair, or you believe…”??? I hope I haven't butchered it beyond recognition. It was a helpful thought and I would like to read it again - I...

Who has the signature with the ‘either/or’ argument… …that goes something like, “Either you believe people are inherently evil and they need government to make things fair, or you believe…”??? I hope I haven't butchered it beyond recognition. It was a helpful thought and I would like to read...

Slaves had rights to Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness but their rights were violated.