> A right to water, is different to free speech. Not entirely. Consider the case of water privatization, where there's a real risk of extortionate pricing of w

> A right to water, is different to free speech. Not entirely. Consider the case of water privatization, where there's a real risk of extortionate pricing of what used to be a common good. If carefully written, right to water laws can ensure that such resources are used for the benefit of the people, instead of being just another market good that gets slowly monopolized. Edit: In other words, you may already have the right to free speech, while water must be provided, but both can be denied.