What if nature, like corporations, had the rights of a person?

From the FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

> Are reposts ok?

> If a story has had significant attention in the last year or so, we kill reposts as duplicates. If not, a small number of reposts is ok.

So, ignore the dupes unless the previous post has something like 20 votes or 20 comments, I think there are not official hard numbers.