[Alberta's Child]

How do you go about keeping people from abusing their freedoms. Force is one way. Are there other ways?

Make them earn it. And treat them like subjects -- not citizens -- until they do.

This country was founded by men who would have been appalled by the idea that anyone 18 and older who is capable of breathing on a mirror would have the right to vote.

[aquila48]

“Make them earn it.”

Exactly how? Aren’t we born with freedoms and inalienable rights? In other words we don’t have to earn freedoms,we are born with them, and only force can take them away.

“This country was founded by men who would have been appalled by the idea that anyone 18 and older who is capable of breathing on a mirror would have the right to vote.”

True, but that train left the station long time ago. What do we do now?