Re: [Assam] re: conversion & supreme court

[KJDeka]

In a message dated 9/8/03 7:33:42 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<<could you explain why demanding my rights is utopian?

since it is not an ephemeral world, you should make an effort to
look at the past.  the only lesson it offers for the future is that
you will have to safeguard your rights vigilantly. when it is
eroded with grand statements about democracy (okay, son, this is all
you get), or have definitions thrust down on you, you need to fight
for what is taken away from you or denied to you.>>  

Demanding rights is certainly not utopian. But demanding right is one thing and doing anything and everything is the name of rights is quite another. That's why there are judicial bodies to interpret these rights, which are binding on all citizens. Can you afford to drive a car without wearing seat belts in this country, claiming that it is within your right not to? Unless you can create your own utopian world, total rights or freedoms are not within the realm of possibility. Therefore rights are not unbridled.

KJD.