Right is right, but left is up.

     So some friends and I were talking (typing?) with one another on Vaguebook about the ongoing battle for equal rights and equal treatment under the laws of the land.  Amidst the usual banter about Gay Cakes and such, we managed to dance around to the subject of exactly what are Rights as opposed privileges.
     In reality it isn't necessarily an easy thing to judge.  Exactly what constitutes a Right and what is a Privilege that we have enjoyed for so long that we thing of it as a Right? 
     The very foundation of our nation describes some basics.  "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" are words every school age child knows.   The Bill of Rights adds a bunch of others.  Many Ammendments to the Constitution added many others. 
     So, all being said and done, what is a Right and what is Privilege?  One person listed Driving as a Right.  Another mentioned owning a business.   They went on and on about these and other rights.
     The problem is that these aren't Rights.  No where in any of our government is it enshrined that these are rights.  They are simply privileges and that is where the disconnect occurs in most people's minds.
     Equal treatment under the law is a Right.  Running a business is a privilege and serving everyone regardless of Race or Creed is a requirement under the Rights given to all men.
     Until we finally agree where Rights end and Privileges begin there can never be true parity.   Until people realize the Rights they feel are being stolen from them are nothing more than privileges we can never have justice.