Limiting Rights

Government is justifiable in limiting the rights of the people it governs for the welfare of the group, and even themselves (the people). If people has use of their absolute rights, meaning they were allowed to do anything because they have the right to do anything they choose, rights of other people would be infringed on. Chaos would be the order without government. People gave the government the power to do this by creating a …

…be infringing on the rights of the people around them. Government, limits the rights of the people in order to make sure that everyone has the rights they were born with, or natural rights. If the government didn't do this, there would be nothing but chaos, where only the strong would survive. The government is even given the power to take away first amendment rights when necessary, which has been checked by the Supreme Court.