[governance] Civil & Political Entitlements, and a Declaration of Rights

[Yehuda Katz]

Civil & Political Entitlements, and a Declaration of Rights

I would like to canvas the List for ideas pertaining to "Rights".

A few of the current Rights in the U.S. include:
Youth rights
Voting rights
Freedom(s) rights
Equality rights
Labor rights
Judicial rights
Health Care rights
...

The Question is: How should a Declaration (of Rights) be written(?); So that it
avoids the abuse-of-rights(by all), provides equal distribution of the Right's
Intended-Welfare, and equalizes the Control-of-Governing Agency (respective the
Right) ???
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Digression:

When a Rights Declaration is codified (written into Law), it imparts
"Entitlements" too the immediate Rights Class (the people affected), which is
met with an expectation of Services and Welfare systems which are financially
achievable/accessable by the affected Class.

Currently in the United States there is a heated debate on Healthcare; How it
should be paid for, How can it be Equally distributed, How can it be structured
so that the Benefit($) are not abused by certain industrial Groups (Doctors,
Pharmacy Co.s, Health Care Providers...), How can its Governance be maintained,
etc. etc. ...

One point of contention regarding Healthcare Rights, is that, Those in
Political Office enjoy access to healthcare systems that are superior in
respect to the variety and cost, as opposed to Citizens who's system of
Healthcare is less in comparison. [In other words; Washington D.C.'s Senators
and Representatives have a better healthcare package than the People they
serve]

Another comparable analogy is the State of California's Furlough program, where
the State Employees are subject to Furlough Days (currently a 15% reduction in
pay) and California State Legislature is not (Systemic/Ruling Class
inequities).

There is also debate on the Cost of 'Entitlement' by Public-vs-Private means;
How, Who, and Who not should pay the cost of the Right's Entitlement.

When we talk of Internet Rights, simular considerations need to be made for
Declarations' of Rights , please use this as an analogy for IG Rights.

Again...
The Question is: How should a Declaration (of Rights) be written(?); So that it
avoids the abuse-of-rights(by all), provides equal distribution of the Right's
Intended-Welfare, and equalizes the Control-of-Governing Agency (respective the
Right) ???

Write a Declaration (of Rights) in response to this question, ... tailor it to
IG Rights if you like.

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