What are Fundamental Rights?

In my work, the phrases fundamental rights, fundamental individual right(s), fundamental individual liberty, and fundamental individual liberties will be interchangeable with the single word right(s).

I shall therefore define fundamental rights, especially as fundamental rights are used and referenced nearly countless times in my various blog posts, as the following:

Fundamental rights are those rights that all individuals can claim at the same time without forcing others to serve their needs.


In many of my blog posts, I’ll point out and comment on things that are wrongly believed by the masses as rights, such as rights to healthcare and education as the best examples, at least during the lifetime of this author. Furthermore, a common theme on all my blog posts is that nobody, including the elected officials in the various branches of government, can EVER violate the fundamental rights of anyone else under ANY circumstance. What I really want to emphasize in this and my various other posts is that Congress, nor any legislative body, can never pass laws that violate fundamental rights. Furthermore, the U.S. President, nor any other executive official or department, can ever take any actions, ranging from mandates or executive orders, that violate fundamental rights. Additionally, the Supreme Court, nor any other judicial body, can ever issue rulings that violate fundamental rights. Finally, no citizen, whether elected or appointed to any office or not, can ever violate fundamental rights.

I must thank and credit Joel Skousen’s work, especially his Essential Principles for the Conservation of Liberty, for providing a sufficient, accurate, and comprehensive definition of fundamental rights.

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