LOD (Logic only debate): freedom is binding.

Definitions: (this part is sourced for convenience sake, not for argument's sake)freedom: the quality or state of being free[1] a) the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action b) liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another : independence c) the quality or state of being exempt or released usually from something onerousBinding: against freedom. So the resolution in simple words states that freedom is against freedom, a self defeating sentence that I will prove with the following arguments:1) Freedom is a right. You are bound to your rights if you are free.2) Freedom is an allowance/privilege you expect and receive from those around you without your consent.3) Freedom is binding to everyone but yourself, no one can legally take away your freedom. Only you can.4) Freedom forces law and order. Which is binding, hence, freedom is binding.5) Freedom from law and order is slavery to Utilitarianism or anarchism. There is no such thing as complete freedom, therefore, all types of freedom are binding.6) Freedom has its bounds. It is therefore binding.1) Freedom is a right. You are bound to your rights if you are free. Each individual has the right to freedom of speech, choice, and action if it complies with your countries laws. You have this freedom as a default from the day you are born and gain more of it as you grow. This freedom can only be taken away if your rights are taken away, so your freedom is bound to your rights, which is bound to you. Freedom is therefore bound to you.2) Freedom is an allowance/privilege you expect and receive from those around you without your consent. The laws of your country dictate what freedom you get. These laws prevent other individuals or companies undermining your freedoms. So as a matter of fact, people are forcing you to be free by not forcing you not to be free. Unless you commit a crime, these people will attempt to force you to retain your freedom via this method. But you have not given them any permission to give you freedom. Permission requires freedom in order to be made, and thus you are forced to be free in order to give permission.3) Freedom is binding to everyone but yourself, no one can legally take away your freedom. Only you can. As I stated before, freedom under law is freedom that is bound to you. None can take it away unless you have attacked the source of this freedom: the law. If you have not committed crime, the giver of freedom (the law) forces freedom onto you, freedom which you cannot avoid according to argument #2. 4) Freedom forces law and order. Which is binding, hence, freedom is binding. Freedom does not work without a higher order defining it. However, this higher order does not reciprocate. You can have order without freedom, but not freedom without order. So to have freedom, you must have order. Being free means you are bound to this order. Consider nature, we are all bound to the rules of physics. Freedom cannot exist without a universe to be free in, the universe cannot exist without rules to let it exist, ie. thermodynamics etc. So to have freedom in the universe, you must have rules and bounds to let it exist. We are all bound to rules because of our freedom, mainly, the freedom to exist, which only occurs due to laws.5) Freedom from law and order is slavery to Utilitarianism or anarchism. There is no such thing as complete freedom, therefore, all types of freedom are binding. All humans work by a particular mindset, if they have a working mindset that is. Assuming that it were possible to live separate from the laws of nature, we would be bound by freedom from that to something completely different. This would usually mean binding to the methods of thinking in the human mind itself. We would invent a new system of law and order so that we may retain our freedom or our illusion of it. We would also make up laws not to govern us, but just to be free from them, which is slavery to that particular method of attaining freedom.6) Freedom has its bounds. It is therefore binding. There is no such thing as freedom without restraint. There will always be bounds. In human terms, this means that freedom will bind us to a certain law, way of thinking, or method of living. So fundamentally, freedom is its own prison. And the only escape is a different prison, which isn't really an escape. We are bound to freedom, and as such, it binds us. There is no escape. [1]. http://www.merriam-webster.com...