I would say that rights are definitely something that we make group decisions on. The rights we have are definitely based on a majority of people deciding that the right is something we should all have, though a majority saying 'yes' to something doesn't guarantee morality.
A right to having promises kept would probably also infer that there would be a punishment for breaking promises. It would also have to be determined how important a right promise keeping is and would there be any circumstances when you would no longer be obligated to keep a promise. Would you still be obligated to keep it if it put your life in danger, or the life of another person? Or if immoral means were needed to keep the promise? There would definitely need to be guidelines in place.
Could no decision be a good decision? Maybe. I think it would depend on how meaning full it was. If it really made everyone involved think about the issue in an intelligent way than not making a decision on whether promise keeping is a right or not.
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