Arguments for Bills of Rights -- Part 2 of 4 -- Video
In the second part of this four-part presentation, Mr. Stolyarov delves into some arguments historically made against bills of rights. One argument is that a culture and tradition of respect for liberty should suffice to protect rights. Another argument, espoused by Alexander Hamilton, is that bills of rights are necessary under monarchies, but not under representative government, where “the people” are governing themselves. Both of these arguments, however, are grievously wrong, and neither culture and tradition nor popular sovereignty and representative government come even remotely close to bringing about a desired level of protection for individual liberty. It is easy for each of these to be subverted by power-hungry demagogues without a concrete, written statement of rights to ward off usurpations and coordinate resistance.
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G. Stolyarov II is an actuary, science fiction novelist, independent philosophical essayist, poet, amateur mathematician, composer, contributor to Enter Stage Right, Le Quebecois Libre, Rebirth of Reason, and the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Senior Writer for The Liberal Institute, former weekly columnist for GrasstopsUSA.com, and Editor-in-Chief of The Rational Argumentator, a magazine championing the principles of reason, rights, and progress. Mr. Stolyarov also publishes his articles on Helium.com and Associated Content to assist the spread of rational ideas. He holds the highest Clout Level (10) possible on Associated Content and is one of Associated Content's Page View Millionaires. Mr. Stolyarov has also written a science fiction novel, Eden against the Colossus, a non-fiction treatise, A Rational Cosmology, and a play, Implied Consent. You can watch his YouTube Videos. Mr. Stolyarov can be contacted at gennadystolyarovii@yahoo.com.
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