[jwalsh07]

If the right we claim is not recognizable to the culture, then the right can not exist in any meaningful legal way within any civilized society.

Rights can neither be granted nor taken away by majority vote. Thats what makes them rights.

[jackbob]

I never spoke of majority votes. I don't know what world you live in, but from what I see, rights are taken away every day all over the world, including in this country. You can claim rights that may or may not exist. You may take rights which may or may not have been given or granted. But you will not be able to keep a right that has not been pretty much recognized by the culture as a whole.

[secretagent]

Jackbob made the point that legal rights depend on the surrounding culture, surely an uncontroversial view.