Second Presidential Debate

[agzg]

Originally Posted by BetteDavisEyes

Me personally? I think my friend has a valid point but I also think that the stress of taking on such a massive job like running for office takes its toll.

I'd agree. I don't think there's ever been a President (in recent history - obviously I can't vouch for Washington et al because they wore wigs) who has not aged significantly during his Presidency, be it four years or eight.

[AGDee]

They do always age a lot. Except for Reagan (who was clearly dyeing his hair), they all leave office gray.

Is a right only a right if it's in the Constitution? Hmmm. After all, the Equal Rights Amendment was never passed, but I think most agree that women have rights equal to men.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by AGDee

They do always age a lot. Except for Reagan (who was clearly dyeing his hair), they all leave office gray.

Yep - and Reagan left with freaking Alzheimer's, so I think he supports the general rule too.

Is a right only a right if it's in the Constitution? Hmmm. After all, the Equal Rights Amendment was never passed, but I think most agree that women have rights equal to men.

Again, this is definitely an issue where we're all using a different definition of "right."

Legally, something is only a "right" if it is protected or guaranteed by government mandate. However, obviously there is a more 'colloquial' sense that is just as (if not more) important to most. Which one do we want the Presidential candidates to deal with? I'm not 100% sure I know how I feel, to be honest.

[AGDee]

I agree Ksig RC. It was primarily a rhetorical question, but we DO have a lot of attorney's and law students here and I do notice that they have a different perspective on many of these issues because of their law oriented mindset. Wikipedia talks about moral rights and legal rights. Both are valid in different situations.