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5. The channel of civil liberties. Indeed, all civil liberties are within the boundaries (in line with) state laws. And this state of affairs is very similar to the riverbed.
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The difference here is about the same as there is between real well-being and a carrot in front of a donkey's face. In addition, if only 10% of wealthy citizens successfully pass the path to happiness, then the constitutional majority (demos) has very little joy from their success.
5. The channel of civil liberties. Indeed, all civil liberties are within the boundaries (in line with) state laws. And this state of affairs is very similar to the riverbed.
If the laws of the state create a broad channel, then any citizen has a wide opportunity for legal action. But if a lot of state laws and bylaws turn the channel of civil liberties into many streams, then there is no need to talk about any broad civic activity. Then, not a step without a lawyer.
Actually, this situation is most clearly felt in private business. And any state production is then far from being in the best position. Large state ships also pass with great difficulty through the narrow canals, which have narrow banks of state legislation.
P. I 145
The imperfection of civil laws and their unjustified excess must impede the development of the economy of any state. (2. 2. 4. ) I 145
Moreover, an unjustified set of state laws and regulations necessarily generates an unjustified set of agreements. There cannot be a better environment for corruption.
P. I 145 a
The imperfection of civil laws and their unjustified excess is necessarily a favorable environment for corruption. (2. 2. 4. ) I 145 a
It is not clear why harmful lawmaking? As if the state gains something from this. Nothing at all. But it gets a whole bunch of sores. This is a bad investment climate, and corruption, and a slowdown in economic growth, and social tensions.
Obviously, if the laws of the state are solid granite banks of a wide river, then sailing along such a river is easy for both large and small vessels. Well, if they split the bed of a large river into a network of canals, then this is already a disaster for the state and for the citizen. Everyone loses here.
The idea of a channel of civil liberties limited by state laws is far from new and belongs to Hobbes. “Just as the water, which is locked on all sides by the banks, stagnates and deteriorates, and once it is not open space, it spills and flows more freely where it finds more ways for this, so the citizens, if they did not do anything without the order of the laws, would fall into apathy, but if they acted contrary to the laws in everything, the state would collapse; and the more that is not provided for by the laws, the more freedom they have. Both extremes are dangerous: after all, laws were invented not to stop human activity, but to direct it, just as nature created banks not to stop the flow of a river, but to direct it. The measure of this freedom should be determined by the welfare of citizens and the state. Therefore, first of all, it contradicts the duty of those who command and have power, to establish more laws than is necessary for the good of the state and citizens. After all, since people usually more often decide what they should do and what should not, on the basis of natural reason, and not knowledge of laws, then where there are too many laws, so that it is impossible to remember them all, and they prohibit the fact that natural reason in itself does not prohibit, people inevitably, through ignorance of them, without any bad intention, nevertheless get entangled in these laws, as in networks. " (Hobbes T. Works in 2 volumes. T. 1. M.: Mysl, 1989. p. 409)
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6. Basic civil liberties. Theodore Roosevelt in January 1941 formulated the principle of four freedoms (freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom from violence, freedom from fear). If you understand that freedom from fear is freedom from the fear of being poor, and this is most likely the case, then the principle of four freedoms is indeed a fundamental principle of any developed democratic state.
P. I 146. The principle of freedom (Roosevelt's idea)
Freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom from violence and freedom from fear are necessary civil liberties of every person, every developed democratic state. (2. 2. 4. ) I 146
But if freedoms are the same for everyone, then it is necessary to resolve the issue with the 5% of the poorest citizens. Otherwise, a state that has poor people cannot be considered democratically developed by definition. For some of their citizens are not free from the constant fear of poverty. But this fear is much more terrible than death.
7. Freedom of the press. This freedom can be understood in different ways. On the one hand, like the freedom to publish anything: the truth, and half-truths, and lies. On the other hand, it can be understood as civil freedom to receive objective information. So a definition is required here.
Plus, " freedom of the press" is an old term that predates the invention of radio.
P. I 147. The principle of freedom to receive information
Freedom of the media (mass media) is the freedom of a citizen to receive complete and objective information about important events. (2. 2. 4. ) I 147
The only state media law should be a requirement to provide objective information.
Completeness, true and systematic presentation of the acute moments of our life, and not a pile of facts, a high moral component, these are the main criteria in the activities of any journalist. Any material can be made both sharp and interesting if you carefully study all its interconnections with reality and express your thoughts. Believe me, the reader is no less interested in the brilliance of a journalist's mind than the topic itself. A dumb screw up and a brilliant topic.
For the lies and biased selection of the stated facts, such a system should bear the fullest responsibility before the same facts. The " plaintiffs" here are the facts themselves. Wicked and fake material is a good reason to shut down a dirty media outlet. It is not clear where the state is looking when muddy streams of low-grade writings are pouring into the minds of its citizens?
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