Saturday, May 27, 2006

Reasons For A N.C. Constitutional Convention: Spotlight On Article 1, Section 15

Sec. 15. Education.

"The people have a right to the privilege of education, and it is the duty of the State to guard and maintain that right."

How can you have the right to a "privilege"? I bet the legislator who wrote this section went to Govco schools. He was never taught the difference between rights and privileges. That is one of the many faults of government education. Keep 'em dumb and happy.

Read Section 15 again. Then Article 1, Section 1 and see if you notice a conflict between the sections...

Section 1. The equality and rights of persons.

"We hold it to be self-evident that all persons are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, the enjoyment of the fruits of their own labor, and the pursuit of happiness."

This poor section has become dead letter. Our general statutes have trumped our natural rights and the constitutional amendments intended to protect these same rights.

In spite of Article 1, Sec. 15 of the N.C. Constitution, every human being has the right to educate themselves as they please. They do not have the "right" to steal from their neighbor to secure that education.

For the sake of our natural rights and sound educational choices in a market enviroment, Article 1, Section 15 should be repealed.


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