In fact I am not breathing waiting for the gricean principles that will and ought to lead the political outcomes in montenegro. From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adriano Palma Sent: 07 April 2013 12:26 PM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: "A right and an obligation" at best anyone can have a right to vote (and you are spot on correct, the equal right not to vote) the obligations are moral entities of no import in anys ense. much less so in the political arenas From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Omar Kusturica Sent: 06 April 2013 10:01 PM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] "A right and an obligation" I am recently hearing things such as: "We have a right and an obligation to vote." Can something be both a right and an obligation ? It seems to me that the concept of "right" entails a notion of choice (you can choose to do it or not to do it) which the concept of obligation clearly does not. Any opinions on this ? O.K. ======= Please find our Email Disclaimer here-->: http://www.ukzn.ac.za/disclaimer ======= ======= Please find our Email Disclaimer here-->: http://www.ukzn.ac.za/disclaimer =======