Property borders are relevent and it appears you are digging a hole with your unrelevant very assumptive unsupportive ( unless might always makes right) social contract theory.--- In [email protected], "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Borders are irrelevant? You are digging a deeper and deeper hole and > you're never going to get out. Your right to property does not > entitle you to sell it on the property of another person. Borders > absolutely do matter, whether or not you own the property does not. > > Your claims are as ridiculous as someone saying, "Because I own my > property, the borders of your land are irrelevant. I can sell my > goods anywhere I want including on your front lawn and if you make me > leave, you are aggressing against me." > > > > > > --- In [email protected], <boyd.w.smith@> wrote: > > > > From: Paul <ptireland@> > > > Your ownership of your property does NOT give you the right to sell > > > your property within the borders of America. It just doesn't and > > > nothing you say or do will change that indisputable fact. You can > > > claim it all you like, but it's entirely false. > > > > > > Let's take America out of the equation. Prove that you have the right > > > to sell your goods in Germany. Prove that just because you own the > > > goods you bought here in America, you are born with the right to just > > > take anything you like into the nation of Germany and that the people > > > and government of Germany have no say in the matter. Prove that you > > > can buy goods from anywhere and sell them anywhere else on earth and > > > that the people who live in and control that country have absolutely > > > no legitimate right or authority to stop you, even if they don't want > > > you or your goods in their country. By doing this, you'll of course > > > be saying that all national borders are irrelevant, and so are all > > > governments. I realize this is the opinion of many other people > > > (aka anarchists), but as a libertarian we respect the sovereignty of > > > nations and their right to make and enforce thier own laws including > > > instituting tariffs. > > > > > > This should be interesting. I can't wait for your proof. > > > > Its called the Right to Property. It is a concept embraced by true > libertarians everywhere. Those that dispute the right to property are > not in any way whatsoever libertarians. > > > > And borders are irrelevant to moral issues. Countries are not > germane to questions of right and wrong. Those things are used to > initiate force against those that are not doing anything wrong. > Innocent people in other words. > > > > I am born with the right to life, the right to live my life as I > choose, and the right to use my life to make it a long and prosperous > one. Life. Liberty. Pursuit of Happiness. > > > > Those are the things that are in a true and absolute libertarian > document. The Declaration of Independence. > > > > BWS > > >
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