The right of intrusion is that esteemed American privilege of indulging in your pursuits regardless of it's impact on others - typically, the impact on others is denied, ignored, or deemed less important than one's own entitlement.
Some examples of intrusive rights include: 1. The right to smoke - but having a no smoking section in a restaurant is like having a "no peeing" section in a public swimming pool. 2. The right to ride a bicycle on the blue ridge parkway. While biking up a mountain is certainly admirable, there is no biking lane on the parkway and cyclist force drivers into the opposite lane around blind curves. 3. Cellphones. Why do I have to hear
what you are having for dinner?
You have the right to do whatever you want - if it doesn't interfere with others. Unfortunately, most of what we do interferes with others so our rights are limited.
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