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Old 06-29-2006, 11:09 AM   #141 (permalink)
The_Jazz
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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
...Yet that "Right" can be taken away by a state-- Or even the Federal Government-- If the populace so wishes. While I understand what you're getting at, rights normally can't be abridged.
Can you give me an example of a group unable to marry the person of their chosing of the opposite sex (assuming they're not in MA)? Prisoners are allowed to marry, as are mentally and physically challenged and paroled felons. I don't see how you can even begin to argue that marriage is a privledge, not a right considering that the RIGHT to vote is commonly forfeited by those convicted of a felony, yet I can come up with no other group commonly barred from the practice. You have yet to explain identify anyone anywhere and this seems to be a critcal point in the whole of your arguement.
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