“Killville America” I doubt the good people of Pennsylvania considered their state as “killville” when adopting their State’s declaration of rights.
In regard to fundamental rights and protections of these rights let us take a look at what the people of the State of Pennsylvania, agree upon in their State’s fundamental law otherwise known as Pennsylvania’s Declaration of Rights, adopted in 1776.
I. That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent and inalienable rights, amongst which are, the enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
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XIII. That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and the state; and as standing armies in the time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up; And that the military should be kept under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.
My personal view is our free market system ought to be allowed to work with as little government interference as possible. Keep in mind that people avoiding doing business with an owner who refuses to serve people because of their race, is the best check against such individuals. Allowing them to openly exhibit their racial animus allows the people in a community to actually identify who these scoundrels are, and likewise allows the community to shun them into isolation where a needed lesson is to be learned.
JWK
Karl Marx popularized the word “capitalism” __ a word unknown to our founders __ to attack the free market system our founders created. Why do so many talking heads refer to our system as “capitalism” rather than a free market system which our founders created?
Was that working in the south? It sure doesn’t seem like it.
So you would have thrown the lunch counter protesters in jail for refusing to leave when the business asked them to. You seem comfortable supporting the racist side. Why is that?
You asserted IN THIS POST that I played “fast and loose with the facts”. What facts did I play fast and loose with?
JWK
Illegal immigration is now costing American citizens over $18 billion a year in healthcare costs alone! Far more than the measly $5.7 billion asked for to build a wall! LINK
This can’t be said enough. If someone is of the belief that racial discrimination in commerce should be ended, then John’s solution is not a solution at all.
It may not be an excuse though if it being an “excuse” means that argumentator has a desire to see racial discrimination continue. I don’t think John’s a racist.
Your position would have allowed businesses to continue to have separate lunch counters. The businesses could have arrested the lunch counter protesters and thrown them in jail. Do you deny that?
