The unlimited capacity for human rationalization of blatant acts of treachery transforming them forthwith into expressions of high and noble sentiments makes it essential that individual rights be nonnegotiable. To enunciate and adhere to anything less guarantees that individual rights will in practice be nonexistent as compelling social arguments can always be found to as to why they should be preempted. This was the wisdom behind the US Bill of Rights which has been direly needed amidst torrential blasts of controversy.
