Not everything you want - or need - is a right.
And establishing a new right is not the only way to get what you want or need.
And establishing a new right is not the only way to get what you want or need.
But it is not a constitutional right
Because putting it where it doesn't belong, without any quantification, is meaningless
I think that perhaps you don't understand what a right means, in the context of government services.
People don't get to choose their birthplace, and circumstances change. Worrying about pottable water should be a solved problem in a first world country.
> Worrying about pottable water should be a solved problem in a first world country.
>I see that you've never lived somewhere with water scarcity.
I live in the US, so no. Despite all the droughts and cautions to use less water (even though it's rarely personal water usage that is causing such water shortages), it hasn't hit a point where I need to ration liquid.
You forgot the actual argument about why this want and this way of getting it is a sign of incompetence
Rights are enshrined by society, it’s what we choose. Nothing is a right in and of itself contrary to what your comment tries to imply.
The claim is that you have a 1983 case against state officials that tell you that the municipal water is clear when they know it is in fact contaminated with lead.
That is an ideological assertion, not a fact.
> Stop editing your ridiculous comment.
Your demand is ridiculous, doubly so in a conversation about rights.
Ok, agreed. But safe drinking water, should maybe be one of the exceptions?
> And establishing a new right is not the only way to get what you want or need.
What's a better way to guarantee safe drinking water to everyone?
If we invert it to the actual reality (many places have unsafe drinking water), then we get "the right to avoid being poisoned by your government".
It sounds obvious to me that that should already be the case.
But I don't know much about water treatment. Maybe it isn't always feasible?
Do people just have to drink bottled water in some places? Or get reverse osmosis filters?
I actually got stuck on one such island once, for one night with my then-twelve-year-old. First thing we did after securing a place to sleep, was acquire water.
That would be really convenient for companies that sell bottled water
For example, if your tap water is poisonous, but you can get safe drinking water from a store, you right to safe drinking water would be satisfied by what the store provides.
I'd say the main issue in this story is that the danger was known, but not disclosed.
The US has regulations and they are enforced, with some local problems. Just like every other nation on Earth.
A right is not a guarantee of perfect outcomes.
Most countries do recognize the right, though implementation is obviously challenging. The US abstained, tellingly: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/687112?ln=en
What do you think a right is, if not a guarantee?
A right is always just a declaration of aspiration and an accountability mechanism should said aspiration not be lived up to - it cannot by itself guarantee any outcome because implementation will always be imperfect.