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Originally Posted by Giggleton
Fair use rights are part of the rights package written into the United States constitution yes? (your constitutional rights may vary) Some might say that these fair use rights fall under the broader category of basic human rights, i.e. the right to read whatever you want, whenever and however you want.
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Originally Posted by taustin
No. You are, as usual, incorrect.
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Originally Posted by Giggleton
About what? The constitution? 
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Section 8 of the US Constitution says (in part):
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To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
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That's all it says; the copyright and patent laws were created after that, so Fair Use came later. But it is pretty well established in the US.
I don't want to discuss the other matters of opinion presented - they belong in P&R.