A subject very close to my heart. However, I bear a tangential view. The way I look at it, there are no "rights" or "laws". It's just an individual or a group of people protecting his/their own interests. If individuals cannot wield enough power to protect their interests, they can only do one of two things: succumb or coalesce. These coalitions are what form skulks and packs. And kingdoms and nations. Example: When the municipality razed illegal occupations to the ground for road expansion, it pleased many. And enraged a few who lived in those illegal "occupations". My take? Well, who does that land really belong to? Is the land on which you built your house really yours? Who sold it to you? Was it his? So, what did we really do in this case? We got together, formed a government, formed police and labeled things "legal" and others "illegal". And snatched the freedom of someone else. You are free to be what you want. Even a fool, if you so please. As long as you can protect your freedom either by yourself or in coalition. If you cant, someone else - some other individual or group - will decide for you. Love it or leave it - you cant change that. Herbert Spencer called it "Survival of the Fittest". I call her "Mother Nature".