Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Bobby Franklin: My rights don't obligate you

I'm listening now to debate on House Bill 1155, which would make doctors liable to criminal action if they perform an abortion knowing that it's being sought because of the race or sex of the child.

And state Rep. Bobby Franklin, R-The Fringe, just had a good one:
"I've heard statements that a person has a right to health care, a right to housing. And I just want to caution us that, since our rights come from our creator, they do not carry corresponding obligations on another person to affirmatively do something. My right to speak does not obligate you to listen. My right to publish does not obligate Rep. Montgomery to purchase what I publish. My right to worship does not require anyone to pay for my preacher. I just caution you on how you loosely throw around the word 'rights.'"
Anyone want to argue with that?

1 comment:

agl0710 said...

Have the right to an attorney..., you can fill in the rest