The case before the Supreme Court over federal funding for fighting AIDS is a perfect example of how we have a warped understanding of "rights" in this nation. First, let's establish what true rights are: Something that requires restraint by the government and does not require anything of anyone else. No one has to spend a penny for me to have the right to free speech, the right to be secure against unreasonable searches, or the right to not be deprived of my liberty or property without due process. If the thing I want requires someone else pay for it, then it is not a right.
You do not have a "right" to tax money
You do not have a "right" to tax money
You do not have a "right" to tax money
The case before the Supreme Court over federal funding for fighting AIDS is a perfect example of how we have a warped understanding of "rights" in this nation. First, let's establish what true rights are: Something that requires restraint by the government and does not require anything of anyone else. No one has to spend a penny for me to have the right to free speech, the right to be secure against unreasonable searches, or the right to not be deprived of my liberty or property without due process. If the thing I want requires someone else pay for it, then it is not a right.