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beevul

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14. But not so offensive that you'll stop making the comparison.
Sat Apr 23, 2016, 11:23 AM
Apr 2016
Comparing the Right to Vote with somebody's hobby is offensive.


But not so offensive that you'll stop making the comparison.

It demeans and degrades the basic and fundamental civil and human right of voting, and places the Right to Vote on par with our hobbies.


A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury. Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech, press, and assembly; the right to vote; freedom from involuntary servitude; and the right to equality in public places.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwis0M_zkaXMAhVC7mMKHQJQDHUQFggnMAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.law.cornell.edu%2Fwex%2Fcivil_rights&usg=AFQjCNEdBStWOnoi4X2NoiyNOwbsOpHnrQ


Gee, who should we listen to? Cornell law or mr calculolz teacher? Hmm...Tough choice.

Come on, now. We all have hobbies.


For most of us, "hobby" is not defined as trying to see how many hides we can personally accrue.

But the Right to Vote is a basic and fundamental human and civil right, not just somebody's hobby.


The right to keep and bear arms is a constitutionally protected civil right.

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