Only by the Irish.
No, a universal rights of man guy (or rather 'person'). Thinking beats sloganising.
Originally Posted by Clerkenwell
Well who isn't a Universal Rights person? That's conceptually pretty basic. The issue is usually what those rights are and who is responsible for paying for them (when rights drift into economics -- e.g., "health care").
But lets not over think things here. Going back to my original point you quoted:
The concept of boarders is fundamental to the issue of legality. If there were no borders, there could be no law. Who would the laws apply to? Laws are conventions of behavior adopted by a geographic set of people.
Originally Posted by pjorourke
Universal rights make no more sense in this context than does the concept of universal rules in baseball and soccer. Just like the game defines the rules, geography defines law. I don't have to follow Canadian law in Montana. That was my only point.
But I do agree that the Irish should rule the world. In fact, I'll drink to that.