And More Valuable Rights

Limited help is available when undesirable people, businesses, and companies are scamming or cheating you, but you can impose your own economic sanctions against them for five years at a time. Most fraudulent people and businesses have few customers and make enormous profits, do no good for society, and quickly leave families and senior citizens in poverty. If they want to sell new products, they must stop the fraud. You are in charge.

We have the right to

• join the military, volunteer groups, and any political party of our choice;

• plant bushes — blueberry, roses, and so forth;

• enter public parks — town, city, county, state, and federal — when they are open;

• find a happy place (or a few of them);

• plead our cases;

• be entrepreneurs;

• pick our battles and win the good ones;

• adapt and stay relevant on current issues;

• be notified of all dangers and all new regulations and laws;

• have proper signage on highways — stop, slow, bump, speed limits, and so forth;

• use local library services;

• rest on the Sabbath;

• visit the sick and bring a present to a sick person;

• receive care when ill; and

• thank someone for a good deed done

No one — not even authorities — has the right to harass us during a funeral.

We have the right to

• give an apple to a teacher;

• not fear any authorities (President Franklin Delano Roosevelt);

• expect lots of good to be done for the money we spend;

• be informed of political decisions affecting our communities and protest bad political decrees affecting our municipalities;

• buy goods in respectable communities and refuse to buy items in unfriendly neighborhoods;

• transport most goods in our vehicles (except for weed);

• tow a trailer behind our vehicles (in consideration of weight limits);

• possess a first aid and/or emergency kit in our vehicles, homes, or both;

• own or rent an emergency generator for a power outage;

• go to church and praise the Lord (every week, in fact);

• celebrate Christmas and all other holidays; and

• possess books, even in our own private libraries.

Another List of Our Rights

Our quality of life depends on the rights we have. When we lose some rights, we do fewer good projects, families suffer, and civilization declines. When senior citizens are cheated or lose rights, they usually cannot recover. It's usually permanent damage.

We have the right to

• learn the arts (music, painting, languages, and so forth) and/ or skills; and

• access good quality, safe food and clean, nontoxic water.

Growing vegetables is not a right in all communities but should be in case of national disaster, major climate change, war, long-term traffic problems, and so forth.

We also have the right to

• relief from the harsh weather elements;

• fair and honest business dealings;

• freedom from police abuse and brutality; and

• anything that is legal (but safe and within reason).

The five basic survival needs are oxygen, water, food, shelter, and sleep. We have a right to these.

We have the right to ethics in finance and a fair and honest court system. We have the right to

• remain silent;

• be free from corruption;

• videotape police (with some restrictions);

• be protected against false, misleading, deceptive, and fraudulent schemes; hazardous products; and an unhealthy environment;

• know of recalled products and our consumer rights;

• call for redress (receive settlements for shoddy goods and services and misrepresentation); and

• be informed and be heard (consumer feedback).

We have the right to satisfaction of basic needs: adequate food, goods, services, clothing, public utilities, shelter, health care, education, water, and sanitation. We have the right to use the bathroom. It is not a privilege. Nature says we have to go.

We have the right to

• complain to the government and assemble;

• request a speedy and public trial, bail, and impartial jury;

• be informed of what crime we are accused of and why;

• be confronted with the witness against us;

• call a witness in our favor; and

• be protected from being a witness against ourselves, having the authorities' conduct be protected from unreasonable searches and seizures, and having private property taken without just compensation.

Another List of Your Rights

We have the right to an adequate standard of living, necessary social services, and security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age, or other livelihood in circumstances beyond our control. Motherhood and children are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same protection.

We have the right to be free from fear at all times and display the American flag and the MIA and/or POW flag. We have the right to continuous improvement of living conditions and adequate food, clothing, and housing. Adequate standard of living is a social right.

We have the right to a fair and honest credit score. We have the right to

• question and correct dishonest credit scores without any exceptions;

• have only fair and honest financial transactions with no exceptions;

• obtain a receipt for every financial transaction;

• receive an honest answer for every question; and

• request a third party examine our loans and credit scores, which is sometimes necessary.

We have the right to fair, honest, and reasonable loan payments, including the last payment.

We have the right to

• bake an apple pie;

• carry a phone and a camera, which may not be allowed in some places;

• plant a tree;

• access the Internet; and

• not be sleep deprived.

We have the right to

• a retirement plan;

• survival tools and items;

• some personal time; and

• personal hygiene.

We have the right to

• visit friends and neighbors;

• protect our possessions;

• maintain a safe and secure home, which is sometimes expensive;

• have local authorities provide security protection;

• attend local events; and

• pen a book.

We have the right to continue our education, even go to college. Many courses are free. We have the right to

• attend local town board meetings;

• know all local laws and regulations; and

• know names of all politicians affecting our lives, Republican or Democrat.

We have the right for local authorities to not target or constantly harass us.

And Another Long List of Rights

There is a need for more aggressive and tougher penalties for consumer rights violations for everyone, mainly people on fixed incomes and three times over for senior...