Article 75
A plebiscite can override Reichstag decisions only if the majority of enfranchised voters participate
According to Merriam-Webster, a plebiscite is a "A vote by which the people of a country or region express their opinion for or against an important proposal".
The function of the plebiscite is to balance out the power of the government.
Since the representatives in the German government are not chosen from among the states (Like the American Congress), and thus do not represent the specific interests of states, the Plebiscite is supposed to endow the people, ideally, with the power to contests any measure that they are opposed to, as well as being able to vote in favor of any measure they are in proposition towards.
Regardless of the structure of government, it is always important to be free to speak out against policies of government, and also to be heard. These rights are thus important for humanity because they give the people the right to voice their opinion and be heard on matters that may directly or indirectly affect them.
At the present time, I believe that U.S. laws that cover "Freedom of Speech" falsely masquerade themselves as honoring the same plebiscite code that the Weimar Constitution sought to create. However, the result is that even though there is a plethora of free speech on the subject, in the form of journals, blogs, social media, or any other form of public discourse, there is little that is done to actually ensure that a change will be made if the public does not agree with certain policies. What we have now is the facade of plebian represensation.
I would say that we know that plebiscite is a right because the opposite course would be to allow a ruling government the ability to decide on things that could possibly alter their fate, in matters of war, finance, or other policy, without their consent.
This has been the course of history as we know it.
Article 142
The arts, science and instruction are free. State provides protection and
participates in its cultivation.
I have always had a great admiration for Europe because of their education policy. For born and bred citizens of most nations in Europe, education is available free of charge. These countries seem to understand what is still unknown to my own: That we, the people, are the Human Capital that will make our nation grow. If we are not given the chance to become educated, we will not be able to compete with the world in terms of productivity and advancement. At the present time, there are many more people who are, as i've previously stated, taking from the system in the form of welfare, instead of giving to it. But I believe that if people were more prepared, from public school to university, they would be able to contribute more to their self growth, spiritually and financially, as well as helping their own nation to grow.
Education itself is important for humanity, but first of all it is important for the individual. There are two ways that I usually think about such questions but here I feel that it is important to address the individual and the collective. Education is important for the individual because it will ensure that each of us has the capacity to be able to better compete with other individuals in our own nation for more lucrative opportunities. Education instills knowledge to people, such as if people knew more about class struggle throughout history I mentioned on Jinny's blog (About Luxemburg).
Almost every continent and even nation has had their own struggle and from time immemorial there have always been rules about what one is entitled to based on their station (Wealth, family name) in life.
Without that knowledge of the past we are a blank slate for exploitation. History made to repeat itself...
When we've made sure the individual has access to education, we are already securing the future of our nation, as we are building our human capital from within.
The question of "How do you know they are rights?" is perhaps difficult to answer.
