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Liberty Toastmasters Day: The Natural Rights of the Individual vs. Collective Entitlements

Fellow Liberty Toastmasters weigh in on the natural rights of the individual vs collective entitlements.

• Bill Federer: There exists no right to violate rights – it’s inherently contradictory.
• Rick Rome: The Patriot Act is a standout example of a right to violate rights. Although it was created with the goal of preventing harm, it has created numerous new issues that didn’t exist prior to its inception. Likewise, any right to violate rights is certain to result in more problems, regardless of its intentions.
• Greg Morrissey: Humans have an innate sense for rights, so much that even children have a basic grasp on them.
• Terri Goon: Rights exist to prevent moral boundaries from being violated. Rights are a moral concept.
• Marshall Dawson: Policies only succeed if they’re successful in appealing to people’s senses of rights. Bad policies succeed if they have effective marketing and vice versa. Beware of fallacies in bad policies.
• Christie Whaley: Politicians who do not consider rights are ineffective and should be thrown out.
• Dave Walden: There are two types of rights: negative rights, which seek to restrict, and positive rights, which enable. Vote accordingly and be conscious of what is being enabled or restricted.

Candidate Interview with Dave Williams

Dave Williams explains why he is running for Colorado State GOP Chair. Visit his website to learn more. Listen to the full interview in the second hour.