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Reader CommentsPage 1 of 1 pagesIf we give in to this it won’t be long before they are voting, taking part in discussion with the talking heads and running our major corporations.
...On second thought is there a way to change my vote?
Posted by whattheheck on Jul 22, 2008 at 9:54 AM Perhaps we should refocus our language to Humane Rights rather than Human Rights. Humane, to me, carries with it an inherent responsibility to act without bias, without prejudice, and without malice. Humane, to me, means that there is no superiority and no inferiority. If we act humanely, we act in accordance with our moral self.
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