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Ocelot II

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29. We're not so special. Check out these constitutional provisions of another country:
Tue Jun 25, 2024, 10:59 AM
Jun 2024
Article 102.
Everyone has the right to the respect of their privacy and family life, their home and their communication. Search of private homes shall not be made except in criminal cases. The authorities of the state shall ensure the protection of personal integrity.

Article 104.
Children have the right to respect for their human dignity. They have the right to be heard in questions that concern them, and due weight shall be attached to their views in accordance with their age and development. For actions and decisions that affect children, the best interests of the child shall be a fundamental consideration.

Children have the right to protection of their personal integrity. The authorities of the state shall create conditions that facilitate the child's development, including ensuring that the child is provided with the necessary economic, social and health security, preferably within their own family.

Article 109.
Everyone has the right to education. Children have the right to receive basic education. The education shall safeguard the individual's abilities and needs, and promote respect for democracy, the rule of law and human rights. The authorities of the state shall ensure access to upper secondary education and equal opportunities for higher education on the basis of qualifications.

Article 110.
The authorities of the state shall create conditions under which every person capable of work is able to earn a living through their work or enterprise. Those who cannot themselves provide for their own subsistence have the right to support from the state...

Article 112.
Every person has the right to an environment that is conducive to health and to a natural environment whose productivity and diversity are maintained. Natural resources shall be managed on the basis of comprehensive long-term considerations which will safeguard this right for future generations as well. ...
https://lovdata.no/dokument/NLE/lov/1814-05-17

Don't you wish our Constitution included the right to privacy (it used to, but SCOTUS took it away), the right of children to their own dignity and integrity, the right to an education, the right to a job or state assistance if you can't provide for yourself, and the right to a clean and safe environment? We don't have those things but we act like We're Number One and all other countries are inferior. Are they?

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July 4, 1776 Midnight Writer Jun 2024 #1
Merci Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #2
I think the Republicans have at the very least BlueKota Jun 2024 #3
Seriously? WarGamer Jun 2024 #4
Exactly, the US founders built on documents and philosophies that pre-date the US dutch777 Jun 2024 #6
I know, I feel guilty about not mentioning the Magna Carta. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #9
I'm not sure if the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution are the 2 most important, but probably more muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 #13
I was going to say... Charlie Chapulin Jun 2024 #20
I get your point... MiHale Jun 2024 #5
I don't think they are as important. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #10
You are correct, sir. Charlie Chapulin Jun 2024 #24
The two? Really? Disaffected Jun 2024 #7
I believe the US Constitution and D of I are the two most important human rights docs Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #11
The Supreme Court has shit all over both. SamKnause Jun 2024 #8
Oh Lord Prairie Gates Jun 2024 #12
Most Americans are clueless about what it means to be American. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #14
The Greatest Generation prevented the Nazis from getting the bomb. John1956PA Jun 2024 #31
we're a bit over 4% of the world population and a tiny percentage of human history unblock Jun 2024 #15
"We the people?" Really? That was written in a time of slavery, a time of great poverty, a time when women were second Doodley Jun 2024 #16
The Iroquois Nation heavily influienced the founding fathers, and some of their principles are in the US Constitution. patphil Jun 2024 #17
Nothing like being ultra USA centric. former9thward Jun 2024 #18
It is our government, we agree to give it certain powers and we reevaluate it frequently. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2024 #19
Both signed in my hometown. PCIntern Jun 2024 #21
The first was written by a boy from my hometown. Martin68 Jun 2024 #23
I'd have to disagree that the US Constitution was a work of genius because it originally preserved slavery and Martin68 Jun 2024 #22
Chuckles in historian. róisín_dubh Jun 2024 #25
Start with Magna Carta. Ocelot II Jun 2024 #26
Indeed, the courts are flirting with abolishing the Magna Carta Wednesdays Jun 2024 #30
I take a longer view of history. SarahD Jun 2024 #27
The Constitution and ALL of its amendments Wednesdays Jun 2024 #28
We're not so special. Check out these constitutional provisions of another country: Ocelot II Jun 2024 #29
I agree. TomSlick Jun 2024 #32
I guess canetoad Jun 2024 #36
That's unkind. TomSlick Jun 2024 #38
This is embarrassing. DavidDvorkin Jun 2024 #33
This is such hyperbolic nonsense GenThePerservering Jun 2024 #34
Dream on canetoad Jun 2024 #35
not the Constitution, it is very flawed Celerity Jun 2024 #37
Really? SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2024 #39
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