- All men are looked at equally under the civil law and therefore have equal rights. Society will only be divided into two groups; those who are considered "good" and others which are seen as "bad".
- The government's main focus will be for the wellbeing and protection of the people. The focal point of the laws will be the natural rights of men (freedom, possessions, and saftey).
- No one person or group will have complete control over the nation. The people will rule over themselves.
- Freedom has limits. You may do what you please as long as it is not interfering with someone else's natural rights.
- Nothing that is not in the law can be forced onto anyone. If the law doesn't forbid something, it is acceptable. Laws only exist to protect the people in its society.
- Every man has a say in the law. A man can be anything he wants (job, or occupation) as long as he has fulfilled the requirements to be whatever it is he wants to be.
- No one can be arrested for no lawful reason. Anyone killing or asking for an innocent person to be killed will be punished. If someone who is guilty of breaking the law resists arrest, he/she has offened the law and will also be punished.
- The law will only inflict serious consequences when completely required. No one will be punished for no lawful reason.
- All men are considered innocent until proven guilty (people are good pending they do something wrong). If an arrest is believed to be necessary, then any addition abuse afflicted on the prisoner will be subdued by the law.
- All men will have a voice reguardless of their personal opinions, morals, and/or religion. The discludes opinions that may disrupt the social law.
- All men have the right to freedom of speech. However, retaliation for their words will delt with by the law.
- The military exists for the security of ALL men; therefore the military forces must be loyal to everyone, not any one group.
- To pay for the military forces, everyone will be taxed equally according to their financial situation (rich taxed more than poor).
- The public has the right to decide how much they will be taxed and what the money will contribute to.
- The people have the right to elect who they want run their government.
- A nation whose laws are not applied and power is not separated, or distinct, has no structure, or order.
- All men have the right to own property, unless they are legally unable to purchase the estate.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Declaration of the Rights of Man
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