DougR,

Thankfully no one on this forum has said that. I said that to a chap on the Tea Party Patriots sites who was saying that all he was obliged to pay for is security and property rights. I am confident that you think that idea is as silly as I do.

The only thing I said about people on this forum is that I am surprised that people like you aren't bringing us examples of this and saying things like "Who do theses jackasses think they are? Ungrateful bastards, unamerican, that sort of thing."

But if you never meet these people, If I am the only one, then please accept my apologies.

As for understanding of the Constitution, I think I understand it as well as you do. I did study the US system of government in university and have had some recent experience dealing with the FBI for background checks and Immigration and other such matters. There is nothing like dealing with the Government to sharpen one's awareness of it.

For instance I am willing to make a considerable wager that the rights described here "One has a right to procure resources to trade for the service of others, but one has no valid claim on the resources that were produced by others." do not exist a "rights" in US law.

Commerce is protected under a number of laws. But no where is it an explicit right.