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Re: Clipper Death Threat
-->> Actually, voting is not a "right" as such. It can be revoked by the
-->> government, and is revoked for all convicted felons.
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-->Does this mean your right to freedom of speech is not a "right," since
-->the government can limit the free speech of convicted felons? The
-->government is even more restrictive of the 4th Amendment rights
-->of convicted felons, so are you saying that the 4th Amendment is not
-->a "right as such"?
-->
Good question... what exactly is a "right"? To me, a right is something
that cannot be removed from any citizen. I would like to see privacy as a
right. However, at what point do you draw the line? When does privacy
interfere with someone else's rights?
Freedom of speech has never been a right. A lot of people think it is. But
go out on a street corner and try to incite a riot. See what happens. Or
threaten someone. Or commit treason. Speech is not a right.
I don't pretend to have all the answers. But I see a lot of folks very
mis-informed about the difference between a right and a benefit of
citizenship.
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