"Rights" are really just everyone passively agreeing that there are certain things you can do and certain things you can't. Without anyone to enforce them though there wouldn't really be any such thing. Without the government or its infrastructure (police, fire departments, road workers) people basically do whatever they feel like. Now while some people would probably loot and steal and riot (opportunists, people without much to lose), others would choose to try to bring structure back to society, and on the whole, people like structure so eventually a new government would likely emerge. To come back to your original question though, without the govenment no one technically has any responsibilities or rights beyond survival.
No, the Constitution doesn't say it, but the Declaration of Independence does. U.S. Government has failed to protect our rights and it is time to take back our rights and replace this government with one that will protect our rights.
According to the Declaration of Independence, governments are created to protect the rights granted to all people, known as unalienable rights. That means they cannot be taken away. Governments get their power from the people they govern. If the government cannot protect the rights of the people or if the government becomes destructive of the rights of the people, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish the government. If a government has been in operation for a long time, the Declaration indicates that peaceful means should be attempted to solve the problems, via the ballot box, laws, etc. However, if the government has become dictatorial or a unconstitutional monarchy then violent revolution may be the only course for the people.
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what can the president do if a sate fails to comply with the directives of the central goverment
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.
If any government abused these rights instead of protecting them then the people had the right to rebel and form a new government.
If any government abused these rights instead of protecting them then the people had the right to rebel and form a new government.
governments are created to protect people's natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to secure these rights, the people have the right to alter or abolish it.
People have the right to overthrow their government when it violates their fundamental rights and fails to uphold the principles of democracy and rule of law.
John Locke believed that people should set up a new government when the existing government fails to protect their natural rights, namely life, liberty, and property. He argued that when a government violates these rights, people have the right to rebel and form a new government that will secure and protect their rights.
John Locke
According to Locke, people have the right to rebel against or abolish the government when it fails to protect their natural rights to life, liberty, and property. He believed that when a government becomes tyrannical and infringes upon these rights, the people have the right to overthrow it and establish a new system that better safeguards their rights.
1) Human beings possess natural rights that cannot be legitimately given away or taken from by any government; 'unalienable rights'. These are rights ordained by the Creator. 2) Ordinary people create government to protect the above mentioned rights. 3) If the government fails to protect those unalienable/natural rights, the people themselves can withdraw their consent of that government and create a new one.
Replace it.
No, the Constitution doesn't say it, but the Declaration of Independence does. U.S. Government has failed to protect our rights and it is time to take back our rights and replace this government with one that will protect our rights.
Enlightenment thinkers believed in the concept of social contract, where the government's authority is derived from the consent of the governed. They argued for limited government powers, protection of individual rights, and the people's ability to change or overthrow the government if it fails to protect their rights. They believed in a more democratic and participatory relationship between the people and the government.
Locke's social contract theory states that people agree to form a government to protect their natural rights to life, liberty, and property. In this contract, individuals give up certain freedoms in exchange for the protection and enforcement of their rights from the government. The government's legitimacy is based on the consent of the governed, and if it fails to protect these rights, people have the right to revolt.