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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
We have the right to free speech. That does not preclude us from having to exercise the right to think about what we are going to say. Free speech does not include the right to yell fire in a theatre because that has the potential to injure or kill people. People who argue about yelling fire in a theatre is 'free speech' is someone who doesn't think they should be held accountable for their actions. The logical right to free speech is the right to speak out with regards to your position/beliefs/ideas/thoughts without government retribution.
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I'm talking about "pre-exixsting right" vs. legal right. It seems you think that capitol punishment is legal right, and free speech is a pre-exixsting right.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
There is no 'defined' list of rights that i'm aware of and if you've studied the constitution, as you've said that you have, you would know this.
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I'm talking about your afore mentioned pre-exixsting rights. You mention these rights as possibly being enforced by a government, but being rooted in something more inate(?). This would imply that there are some rights that exist without government or societal organization.
I guess there is no defined list, but what is your list? Would it be the same as my list? Would it be the same as George Cloony's list?