The democratic state can sometimes abuse its power as much as those who seek to destroy it abuse fundamental rights and democratic practices.

Fundamental rights or the human rights are not about having it in the constitution. It is about practical implementation; to see a smile from the needed individual. - Devaski

I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.

The idea of human rights as a fundamental principle can be seen to underlie throughout Islamic teachings.

What libertarians assert is simply that differences among normal adults do not imply different fundamental rights.

We're talking about in the Proposition 8 case fundamental rights, civil rights. I offer no apology for the position I took in Prop. 8.