Posted: 10/26/2005 5:22:36 PM EDT
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Which one of these rights is the one you value most and the one you'd keep before all others? The right to bear arms 50.0% The right to protection from cruel and unusual punishment 2.8 % The right to freedom of speech 27.4 % The right to protection from self-incrimination. 0.2 % The right to legal counsel and a jury trial. 2.1 % The right to privacy. 6.5 % The right to freedom of religion. 5.0 % The right assemble peacefully. 1.5 % The right to freedom of the press. 2.8 % The right to protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. 1.6 % Which one of these rights is the one you value least and would give up before all others? The right to bear arms 31.4 % The right to protection from cruel and unusual punishment 11.4 % The right to freedom of speech 0.5 % The right to protection from self-incrimination. 16.2 % The right to legal counsel and a jury trial. 0.8 % The right to privacy. 9.1 % The right to freedom of religion. 7.9 % The right assemble peacefully. 6.0 % The right to freedom of the press. 14.0 % The right to protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. 2.7 % |
In fact, I've gone around to 8 other computers in my CAD studio lab and hit the poll on each one... 
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Smacked it Survey Results: What Rights Do You Value? Which one of these rights is the one you value most and the one you'd keep before all others? The right to bear arms 52.8% The right to protection from cruel and unusual punishment 2.6 % The right to freedom of speech 25.9 % The right to protection from self-incrimination. 0.2 % The right to legal counsel and a jury trial. 2.0 % The right to privacy. 6.1 % The right to freedom of religion. 4.7 % The right assemble peacefully. 1.4 % The right to freedom of the press. 2.6 % The right to protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. 1.5 % Which one of these rights is the one you value least and would give up before all others? The right to bear arms 29.8 %  The right to protection from cruel and unusual punishment 12.0 % The right to freedom of speech 0.5 % The right to protection from self-incrimination. 16.4 % The right to legal counsel and a jury trial. 0.9 % The right to privacy. 8.8 % The right to freedom of religion. 8.1 % The right assemble peacefully. 6.3 % The right to freedom of the press. 14.7 % The right to protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. 2.6 % |
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Who gets to determine what "cruel and unusual punishment" is? Prison in the US is a walk through the country club compared to what they have in Turkey, Mexico, Cuba, and most other 3rd world countries. We have the richest poor and the most obese prison population in the world. Nobody in this country "suffers"...unless they are forced to listen to Barbra Streisand. So ya take a go at some butt darts while locked up...big deal... 30% of prisoners in Cuba DIE in jail during their first 5 years. Cuba lists it as "natural causes"... |
