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To: DugwayDuke
If you're a citizen, sure, I've got no problem with that.

I don't know that I would even feel comfortable calling voting a right, but even if it is, it's certainly not the type of natural right that all people are entitled to have--indeed, the constitution even states that voting rights can be taken away. It's just not a natural right.

For instance, I have no problem with a form of government that involves peerage--like the old House of Lords--or a type of government that is not "one man, one vote" like was the case in many states until the 1960s.

Once society makes a commitment to protect natural rights, things like voting become a lot less important.
106 posted on 05/18/2006 4:26:46 PM PDT by Publius Valerius
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To: Publius Valerius

"Once society makes a commitment to protect natural rights, ..."

And, just how long do you think this commitment would last if unrestricted immigration were allowed?


111 posted on 05/18/2006 4:53:33 PM PDT by DugwayDuke (Stupidity can be a self-correcting problem.)
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