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Re: Pointing out Gilby's ignorance of the First Amendment.

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From: ~*Spark The Heretic
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 00:00
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Gilbert T. Sullivan wrote:
> 
> ~*Spark The Heretic wrote:
> 
> > *If the First amendment is almighty, then why (to your consternation) is
> > child porn illegal?
> 
> I said nothing of child porn.
> You did.

look up "consternation". 

You know? Speaking to you is at times like using a sword to slice a pork
chop, Gilby; an elegant sight, but the ignorant meat is still fully
unaware of having been cut in half. 
 
> > *If I were to describe in full technical detail my previous work as an
> > F-117 avionics technician, I would be arrested and imprisoned with only
> > a cursory courts martial.
> 
> Who would care.

A few foreign governments I suppose.

> > *Did you know that threatening to kill the President is a federal
> > offense?

> That is a felony.

You just said that the first amendment guaranteed that, in your words: 

"I can say anything I want."  

You then go and prove yourself completely wrong by agreeing with me.
Amazing how that happened, no? 

You're too easy to beat in debate, Gilby; too easy.

> > *Ads in a non-business usenet group is a TOS offense with most
> > sysadmins.
> 
> ok

Then quit your bitching about my efforts to remove said ads from the
'harp.

[...]

See John? It wasn't all that hard to do.

> > > > doesn't seem to mention anything about protecting the people's right
> > > > to porn.  Porn != speech.  You can jump on me for that, but please
> > > > leave Spark out of it.
> > >
> > > Fuck miller-boy and most of all fuck you.
> >
> > That is your right to say; now...are you willing to take responsibility
> > for it?
> 
> I said it.

Yet you feel that you cannot take responsibility for your words? 

Think very carefully before you answer.


> > > I can say anything I want. (See above and below)
> >
> > You still have to take responsibility for your actions, Gilby.
> > I'm here to make sure that you do.
> 
> You don't scare me miller-boy.

Then why did you feel the need to say you weren't scared?

[rest of Gilby's nervous bluff flushed]

> > It's your type of ignorance that brought about the CDA.
> > It's your type of ignorance that will bring about worse.
> 
> Says only you.

And anyone else with an IQ of the minimum height required of lettuce.

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From: ~*Spark The Heretic <tjmiller@nospam.nwark.com>
Subject: Re: Pointing out Gilby's ignorance of the First Amendment.
Date: 1997/04/05
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