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To: Demidog
Nobody has the right to swim in a public pool.

Millions of people enjoy that right, especially in summer.

Where does the right to vote in public elections come from?

381 posted on 06/15/2002 2:48:55 PM PDT by Roscoe
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To: Roscoe
Millions of people enjoy that right, especially in summer.

It's not a right. They have the right to swim in their own pool. They do not have the right to swim in a public pool. That right does not exist. They do not own that property, thus no such right exists. It is a privilege. If they do own the property, then the government cannot deny them the right to swim there under any circumstances.

Where does the right to vote in public elections come from?

It is derived from our right to chose our own government eluded to in the declaration of Independence - "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed."

393 posted on 06/15/2002 3:01:01 PM PDT by Demidog
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