Collective Responsibility -v- Individual Responsibility.

Radar · 05-19-2008, 09:58 AM

Everything breaks down to level 1, though within level 2 I agree with number 4. The only difference between me and many others is that I don't recognize the government as my authority. I know that I am the authority over the government and that no legitimate laws infringe on the rights of people.

As to level 3, I disagree that there is an unwritten social contract, though I do believe in universal ethical principles. I believe this principled conscience occurs at an individual level. We each have our own conscience, we don't have a collective one.

05-19-2008, 09:58 AM	#1
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Everything breaks down to level 1, though within level 2 I agree with number 4. The only difference between me and many others is that I don't recognize the government as my authority. I know that I am the authority over the government and that no legitimate laws infringe on the rights of people. As to level 3, I disagree that there is an unwritten social contract, though I do believe in universal ethical principles. I believe this principled conscience occurs at an individual level. We each have our own conscience, we don't have a collective one. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

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