-->> Actually, voting is not a "right" as such. It can be revoked by the -->> government, and is revoked for all convicted felons. --> -->Does this mean your right to freedom of speech is not a "right," since -->the government can limit the free speech of convicted felons? The -->government is even more restrictive of the 4th Amendment rights -->of convicted felons, so are you saying that the 4th Amendment is not -->a "right as such"? --> Good question... what exactly is a "right"? To me, a right is something that cannot be removed from any citizen. I would like to see privacy as a right. However, at what point do you draw the line? When does privacy interfere with someone else's rights? Freedom of speech has never been a right. A lot of people think it is. But go out on a street corner and try to incite a riot. See what happens. Or threaten someone. Or commit treason. Speech is not a right. I don't pretend to have all the answers. But I see a lot of folks very mis-informed about the difference between a right and a benefit of citizenship. lyled@pentagon-emh9.army.mil