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To: spunkets
"There are no absolute rights."

Sure their are. Here's a short listing: Life and the individual sovereignty of will that derive from it,

If you're convicted of a capital crime, the state can take your life. Hence that right is not absolute.

The right to religeous freedom, including expression and exercise thereof.

If your religion calls for human sacrifice, you can't carry out that part of your faith. That right has limits. Ergo not absolute.

165 posted on 07/09/2005 6:32:10 PM PDT by ReignOfError
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To: ReignOfError
"If you're convicted of a capital crime, the state can take your life. Hence that right is not absolute."

The right is absolute, whether it's violated by any entity, or is forfit, because of one's own egregeous rights violation. The definition of absolute rights does not mean they can not be violated, they can be. Absolute rights are inherent and require justification to violate, else they are inviolate.

172 posted on 07/09/2005 6:51:06 PM PDT by spunkets
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