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Re: rights and persons

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From: Richard Tobin
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 00:00
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In article <yc%j4.8566$v31.911076@ptah.visi.com>,
Peter Seebach <seebs@plethora.net> wrote:

>Hint, rule 1:  If it is possible for it to be impossible for you to have a
>given thing, you have no right to it.  Since it is possible for there to be
>no way to feed someone, people do not have a "right" to food.

>This is why, for instance, we recognize a right to the *pursuit* of happiness.

Oh come off it, Peter.  It's clearly sometimes impossible to save
someone's life, and yet your declaration of independence doesn't only
assert the "right to pursuit of life".  Sometimes you can't free
someone, and yet they supposedly have the right to liberty.

BTW, has anyway ever tried demanding some of that property that you have
a right to?

-- Richard
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Subject: Re: rights and persons
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