Who has responsibiities and who has rights?

   

    As a conservative I often reference our Bill of Rights in my discussions with Liberals.  Often we get into the weeds when discussing things like the 2nd amendment and the right to bear arms is brought up  I often hear "The founding fathers meant muskets and cannons not AR-15's and modern weapons".  To this my response is always "Well then they must have meant the right to free speech was reserved to carrier pigeon and quill pens".  In listening to a podcast by Matt Walsh today he noted that using the Bill of Rights was an ineffective argument.  He played a video clip of Joe Biden discussing the wearing of masks and pointed out that Biden used phrases like "It is our responsibility to care for one another".  He then goes on to explain why that is a much more effective way to justify our rights.  

    As for the 2nd amendment I will say this, it is our responsibility to protect our loved ones.  One of the most effective ways to do this is owning and knowing how to use guns.  It is also my responsibility to select the gun I feel is best suited to provide that protection.  It should not matter if I want a slingshot or an AR-15, it should ultimately be which ever makes me feel the most secure.  It also should be what makes my family feel the most secure.  So crafting this as my responsibility instead of my right leaves little room for argument.  Either you want me to responsibly protect my loved ones or you want them to be vulnerable to being killed.

    Secondly lets look at children and parenting.  In our society we are told of many things not specifically outlined as rights that we are told are indeed rights.  One of these is abortion.  We are told it is a woman's right to be able to abort her unborn children.  Let me counter this by saying I think it is a parents responsibility to protect their children before and after birth.  If you disagree then I am going to assume you are ok with parents killing children.  My only question then becomes at what age are we not allowed to kill our children, their 18th birthday?  That of course opens up a whole new look at the legal system.  The other aspect of parenting is discipline.  I think a parent should be allowed to discipline the way they see fit as long as it does not cross into abuse.  So I would say spanking is ok, but using some form of device to hit your child is not.  Of course people disagree on this and that is ok.

    Lastly I want to point out the right to peacefully assemble.  It might seem self explanatory but it is not.  On every single news channel today we see violent protests, arsons, looting, assaults, and murders all in the name of our right to assemble.  I would like to argue my point by saying it is our responsibility to protect our fellow citizens, protect businesses, and most of all respect our law enforcement and not attack them.  The term peacefully seems to be forgotten in these times and that is where the rights argument wont stick.  It is also our responsibility to express our discontent at our government through voting and peaceful protest. 

    While we are guaranteed rights in the Bill of Rights relying on them to argue points has become a vast carousel that no one ever wins.  We go around and around about what rights we have and what they mean.  I think getting down to our responsibilities instead is a much better way to discuss these issues.  As always lets discuss!