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- From: hau4@ellis.uchicago.edu (sven hauptfeld)
- Subject: Re: Pardon Fischer?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.062052.17651@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- Organization: University of Chicago
- References: <1992Dec23.122411.620@uoft02.utoledo.edu> <C00C13.FqF@world.std.com> <1992Dec29.100929.710@uoft02.utoledo.edu>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 06:20:52 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec29.100929.710@uoft02.utoledo.edu> dcrosgr@uoft02.utoledo.edu writes:
- >
- >Right. But, and make an honest effort to understand this, the states can only
- >give up the powers they have. See, just because they get together they do not
- >get new powers ou of the coalition. If Georgia lacked the power to convict you
- >for playing chess in Yugoland, it couldn't give the federal government the
- >ability to do so. (If I lack the power to fly, and I give you all my ability to
- >fly, you STILL can't fly. Or, if I lack the ability attach your assets, I can't
- >give someone else the ability to attach your assets.)
-
- By this argument, no institution of the society could ever exist because it
- couldn't have any abilities beyond the abilities of individuals. Police, army,
- courts,... couldn't exist at any level.
-
- >
- >Rights can only be transfered and limited, not created.
- >
- So how did we get any rights in the first place? (BTW, I won't buy any
- arguments using `God'.)
-
- Sven
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