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Re: Not violating First Amendment! Get a clue, noisy person!

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From: Karl Denninger
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 17:14
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In article <19535@ector.cs.purdue.edu> spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) writes:
>What Randal said.
>
>Plus, Usenet is international and multicultural in scope.  The First
>Amendment means something in the US, but holds little sway in the
>other scores of countries where Usenet is received.

The converse of that is also true.  If you don't like what someone posts, or
it is a problem in your country, then it's your problem.  The person in the
country of origin may have every right to say what he or she does
(especially in the US).

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From: kdenning@portal.hq.videocart.com (Karl Denninger)
Subject: Re: Not violating First Amendment!  Get a clue, noisy person!
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Summary: The converse of that is also true
Organization: VideOcart Inc.
References: <MERLYN.92Sep14075922@romulus.reed.edu> <19535@ector.cs.purdue.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 17:14:50 GMT
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