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The means ARE the ends

Thursday, February 19, 2004

Civil somethings

What's the difference between civil liberties and civil rights?

Civil Liberties (Definition courtesy of LawyerLocator)
The overall term for the fundamental liberties, privileges and immunities of citizens that are protected by law.

Civil Rights (Definition courtesy of the Online Ethics Center)
The rights that go with citizenship, that one acquires simply by being a citizen. Not all of these are inalienable rights, however - see rights. For example, a citizen may lose the right to vote if convicted of certain crimes.

So does this mean these are the same things or is there a subtle difference I'm totally missing? Whatever, I want mine and I want the government to keep its nosy nose to itself! :P

Speaking my peace @ 2:46 PM [link this]

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