[raybbr]

I bet if they were donkeys the judge would have given them voting rights....

[Reverend Wright]

The NhRP argued that elephants “have a sense of self, remember the past and plan for the future, engage in complex communication, show empathy, and mourn their dead.”

If that's the standard, I'd say many CA residents don't qualify.

[SES1066]

Please, it always helps to give the geographic location when it is not obvious. In this case, the Goshen referred to is in Hartford, Connecticut, not in the Middle East or Africa.

[MCF]

What part of the world did this take place?

[I want the USA back]

The left is insane.

With rights there are obligations. If the elephants get rights they will have duties.

The left is insane.

[Gasshog]

If Hobbits have no rights neither can Oliphants and Orcs.

[Teacher317]

Clearly, someone watched “Ted 2” while getting high and decided to give it a try in real life.

[C210N]

“‘Person’ is not a synonym for ‘human being,’...

But, but whose to say these elephants don't identify as human?

Surely, there is a large language barrier, but the NhRP could ask them how they identify - 1 stampy for human, 2 stampy for elephant, 3 stampy...

[Sirius Lee]

I like elephants, but I don't think the Republican Party should use the elephant as a mascot anymore.

Elephants never forget, but Republicans forget all of their campaign promises within minutes of landing in D.C.

[Albion Wilde]

“‘Person’ is not a synonym for ‘human being,’ but designates an entity with the capacity for legal rights,” the lawsuit claimed.

But... but... "Marriage" is not a synonym for 'one male and one female', but designates a gay couple with a desire to usurp 5,000 years of Judeo-Christian culture," Obergefell claimed.

Successfully.