Tell HN: There needs to be a “right to speak with a human”

Re:Tell HN: There needs to be a “right to speak with a human” by pdonis on Thursday March 24, 2022 @11:45PM (#30798452)

> For every right, before it was created, it didn't exist.

What if people's basic rights weren't "created" by anyone? What if they just have always existed? Or at least have existed at least as long as human societies have?

This is pretty much the view the Founders of the US had. They did not view the Constitution as creating rights but as acknowledging that people already have certain rights and requiring the government to respect them.

> This seems tautological.

I think you need to expand your thinking. See above.

I don't have anything further of substance to add to the discussion at this point.

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Re:Tell HN: There needs to be a “right to speak with a human” by ironmagma on Thursday March 24, 2022 @11:53PM (#30798494)

The constitution was the result of several heated debates (conventions) and versions of it were rejected. If the rights already existed, people would not have had to fight about what they should be. It would also mean we would have the exact same rights as are had in any other country, and it’s clear that this is not true.

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