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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (5282)	2/9/2001 2:10:48 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

A right is a freedom that I claim and that society accedes to. I claim the right to my opinion, the right to own property, the right to be left alone in my home. I claim these rights and society accepts them as my rights and everyone else That is not accurate. But I will play. Why would society need to accede to your claims? You are ONE person; Probably less than 7 feet tall. If society consisted of only you and me, you could claim till the gander left you the goose--but your "rights" would not evolve from your claims--they would be (at best) a mutual consensus. Or do you think that rights exist apart from our agreement??