> "I 'have the power to' vote and I have the right to vote." > > The two are semantically equivalent. Yes, these are equivalent when "power" is meant as "empowered", i.e., authorized. Having the right to do something is also the same as being empowered to do something. yrs, andreas www.andreas.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html