Re: Clipper Death Threat
-->David Lyle writes: --> -->> -->The Supreme Court disagrees with David in cases ranging from -->> -->NAACP v. Alabama to Griswold v. Connecticut. -->> --> -->> -->> Perhaps so, but the Supreme Court saying something does not a "right" make. --> -->Sure it does. Because the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution in a -->way that's binding on all American government. --> -->Take voting for example. The Constitution doesn't mention your right -->to vote. The Supreme Court says your right to vote is implied by the -->Constitution. Now, are you ready to assert that the Supreme Court is wrong -->about this? --> -->I thought not. --> --> Actually, voting is not a "right" as such. It can be revoked by the government, and is revoked for all convicted felons. -->--Mike --> --> --> -->
David Lyle writes:
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"? --Mike
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