Amazing Obama quote.

[LegitNamesCo]

"The constitution is a charter of negative freedoms." -Barack Obama

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[Shredderbeam]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_liberty

A negative liberty is a way of saying "free from X".

 

[Jansen]

"The constitution is a charter of negative freedoms." -Barack Obama

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[Power of Truth]

"The constitution is a charter of negative freedoms." -Barack Obama

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That means that, just as you're free to practice freedom of speech, you're also free to choose not to speak, or that you're free to practice a religion, you're also free to choose not to practice one.
Just as you're free to have privacy, you're also free to sign up yourself for your own "reality TV" show.

You lose. Good day, sir.