Comments on: Reader Question: Contracting Your Rights Away http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/04/14/reader-question-contracting-your-rights-away/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:04:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nick M. http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/04/14/reader-question-contracting-your-rights-away/#comment-25617 Nick M. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:00:18 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/04/14/reader-question-contracting-your-rights-away/#comment-25617 Well, as an update, this whole question ended up being irrelevant. AZ just passed a law saying that HOA's and Apartment Complexes can not restrict carry on community property by residents. Nick Well, as an update, this whole question ended up being irrelevant. AZ just passed a law saying that HOA’s and Apartment Complexes can not restrict carry on community property by residents.

Nick

]]> By: David Z http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/04/14/reader-question-contracting-your-rights-away/#comment-25609 David Z Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:07:47 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/04/14/reader-question-contracting-your-rights-away/#comment-25609 Also, the Constitution isn't a contract. :) Also, the Constitution isn’t a contract.

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]]> By: David Z http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/04/14/reader-question-contracting-your-rights-away/#comment-25608 David Z Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:06:27 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/04/14/reader-question-contracting-your-rights-away/#comment-25608 I don't think that examining this from an HOA perspective is appropriate, given the question of "contracting away" one's rights. Entering an HOA, buying a house, is a clear case where you do not have rights to begin with, and you are accepting the fact that you will not acquire them. To cry about the fact that the previous owner was either unwilling or unable to convey certain property rights to you, ex post, doesn't make much sense. As an answer to Nick's question, I would say that one cannot sell his rights, but I'm not sure I can fully explain this position, but it has something to do with the fact that only you can make decisions regarding your own actions. You may decide to take orders, but this is a decision that you must make, upon receipt of every single order your master gives you. At any point then, you may simply stop doing what you're told Rights aren't something that can be bought & sold. Property may be bought & sold, and it is pure nonsense to suggest that you are your own property. I don’t think that examining this from an HOA perspective is appropriate, given the question of “contracting away” one’s rights. Entering an HOA, buying a house, is a clear case where you do not have rights to begin with, and you are accepting the fact that you will not acquire them. To cry about the fact that the previous owner was either unwilling or unable to convey certain property rights to you, ex post, doesn’t make much sense.

As an answer to Nick’s question, I would say that one cannot sell his rights, but I’m not sure I can fully explain this position, but it has something to do with the fact that only you can make decisions regarding your own actions. You may decide to take orders, but this is a decision that you must make, upon receipt of every single order your master gives you. At any point then, you may simply stop doing what you’re told

Rights aren’t something that can be bought & sold. Property may be bought & sold, and it is pure nonsense to suggest that you are your own property.

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