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To: circlecity

If there was a right to marry, all of us would be married.

We have the right to freedom of speech but we have no right to be heard.

The difference between a privilege and a right is that a privilege is conditional on the performance of certain obligations. A right is self-executing by nature. A privilege means we must abide by such and such to gain full benefit from it.

That’s true of a drivers’ license. Incidentally, all marriages are licensed, too. One has obligations to fulfill to validate the privilege.


25 posted on 11/04/2011 11:41:48 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop
"If there was a right to marry, all of us would be married."

That makes no sense at all. It's like saying if there was a right to peacefully assemble all of us would be assembled somewhere. And I note the that the right to peacefully assemble is a group right. No individual can "peacefully assemble" - they need the cooperation of others to exercise this right. And the right to peacefully assemble can be conditioned on obtaining a license or permit if the group wants to assemble in certain places at cetain times. And not all marriages are licensed - some states still recognize common law marriage. So you are wrong on every assertion you made.

28 posted on 11/04/2011 11:49:32 AM PDT by circlecity
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