Yes, you do. They have obviously been severely infringed, and you're in no position to exercise them, but you still have your rights. Otherwise there is no moral or ethical basis for freeing you.
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Shell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11 December 2005 14:24 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Update: The fur fellow's feet > > > On Dec 11, 2005, at 9:21 AM, Bob W wrote: > > > That's correct, but that responsibility is not implied by > the right. > > For example, if I fail to watch over the government, and I am > > subsequently enslaved, I still have the right not to be > enslaved. The > > world is full of slaves, even today, but the fact that they > exist does > > not mean the slaves have lost their right. The fact that people can > > and do violate or infringe on our rights does not mean that we no > > longer have them. > > > Hmmmmm. So if I am arrested and shipped to Guantanamo, and > held there for years without being charged with anything or > allowed to communicate with anybody, I still have my rights?? > > Bob > > > >
