Tenth Topic:
The quote that I chose was from Dworkin’s point of view of what rights are. The example that he gave is the freedom of speech of people or citizens, for him then it is wrong for the government to interfere with the exercise of this particular right of people unless this is somehow needed to protect the other rights. Dworkin’s included the government because basically it is the government who usually state what are the rules for its people. It is up to them on how they will keep each citizen protected.
But there is an issue involved in this particular chapter which is all about legal rights and moral rights. There is something contradicting between the two because one right can affect how the other right is interpreted. We know that legal rights are rights that are obligatory for us people or citizens, we are being controlled by a law in which we must respect. But we know that some people still ignore some of these rules implemented by the goverment. It is the people’s right but it must not be conflict to the right that government imposes. Legal rights can be moral depending on the interpretation of the people doing it. Me as a citizen, I think it is right to fight for our rights but we must also know that there are certain limitations that we must consider. These limitations will make a better society. That also goes for the government, they must also know there limitations because even though they are the one who imposes the law, they also need to follow them to lead us citizens by example.
