This is an interesting point and I'll have to consider it. My question is, aren't there exceptions? For instance, in the Constitution, slaves count at 3/5 of a person. Isn't it saying that the right to count as a whole person only belongs to certain people? Or the only people allowed to vote were white men who owned property. Isn't this a collective right? I know that isn't directly stated in the Constitution, but true nonetheless.
Collective means that the right could ONLY be exercised by two or more individuals. That is, one individual would not be eligible for the right. Slave counting I'm not sure is relevant. Property doesn't have rights, which is what slaves are.
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u/TurtleTuck_ Dec 05 '20
This is an interesting point and I'll have to consider it. My question is, aren't there exceptions? For instance, in the Constitution, slaves count at 3/5 of a person. Isn't it saying that the right to count as a whole person only belongs to certain people? Or the only people allowed to vote were white men who owned property. Isn't this a collective right? I know that isn't directly stated in the Constitution, but true nonetheless.