The concept of “negative” and “positive” rights is fairly simple and straightforward: Negative rights are prohibitions from government intruding on an individual’s personal liberty, whereas positive rights are promises of restraint from government intruding on an individual’s personal liberty. Alternatively, negative rights proceed from an authority other than government, and positive rights proceed exclusively from the authority of government.
If the concept of rights really were simple, we'd all be prosperous, living with stable and peaceful anarchy. Sadly rights have never been understood. Take John Adams' Alien and Sedition Act. Take FDR's freedom from fear...
Well, this will not be hard to do...... https://gettr.com/post/p1vfxbna8ce
Employees have an absolute right to withhold their labor by striking.
But employers also have the right to fire workers if they don't show up for work. :)
Indeed, David. History is the great teacher. If only we would choose to read and listen and act accordingly!
If the concept of rights really were simple, we'd all be prosperous, living with stable and peaceful anarchy. Sadly rights have never been understood. Take John Adams' Alien and Sedition Act. Take FDR's freedom from fear...
One of the Charter's authors, Brian Peckford, just discovered that the hard way.
https://www.sasktoday.ca/north/local-news/federal-court-tosses-constitutional-challenge-to-travel-ban-5998811