🚀 go-pugleaf

Larry Phillips wrote:
> 
> Sheila Paterson wrote:
> 
> > Everyone has the right to free speech no matter how obnoxious,
> > offensive, fascist or boring.
> 
> Perhaps you meant 'Everyone should have the right to free speech....'.
> In Canada, it is clearly illegal to say certain things, most of which
> do tend to be offensive (at least to some), fascist, or even boring.
> 
> > What one doesn't have is the right to keep someone from speaking.
> 
> Has someone done that recently? Are you by any chance referring to CCN?
> Did they tie the poor thing down and tape her typing fingers over her
> mouth?

CCN most certainly did keep me from speaking by terminating my 
account, denying me access to the Internet and this public forum.
If I'd not had the means to get another ISP after they terminated
my account, CCN would have kept me from speaking in this public
forum and on the Internet.

> NObody is under any obligation to provide a platform to whoever wants
> it.

CCN is under the obligation to provide their service to *all*
members of the community. CCN states such in their "Mission
Statement". I am one of the "all" in the community. The other
CCN user, with the kiddie porn, who lost his account broke 
the law. According to CCN, my account was terminated because 
of too many complaints by people about my USENET posts and 
for no other reason --  as least as far as I know to date. 
In the past people have complained about my homepage, but
others - including CCN users - link my homepage to theirs.
The preference of others is no reason in and of itself to 
terminate someones account.

CCN has sent a clear message with their decision to terminate
my account for the reason they stated. All people have to do
now if they want to silence someone, who is a CCN user, is to
send many complaints to CCN and her/his account will be
terminated.

Barbara A. Amero