[Roscoe]

Just because you say so?

No, because the public has decided to establish such rights.

You see, Demidog, the public owns its public pools and its members enjoy rights attendant to that ownership.

[Demidog]

No, because the public has decided to establish such rights.

The public cannot establish rights.

[Alan Chapman]

...the public has decided to establish such rights.

So, you believe the origin of rights is the public?

Does any one individual have the power to grant rights or can only a group of people have the power?