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Article #70Re: Was it right?
From: Curt Sampson
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 00:00
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In article <34B577C3.68B1@capcollege.bc.ca>, Theseus, Duke of Athens <NOSPAMjcarlisl@capcollege.bc.ca> wrote: >Free speech must be an absolute right.... I don't see how Jason's rights have been violated. The VCN did not stop him from saying what the wanted to say; they simply stopped him from saying it using their resources. Or do you now support some sort of law to force those with publishing ability to finance the publishing of others' views? >Thats why the 1st ammendment to the U.S. constitution is >so important. It is a safeguard against tyranny. Too bad we don't have >the same rights here. Ah, another completely clueless one. Perhaps you should read this ammendment before you start spouting off about it. You'll note that it starts, `Congress shall pass no law....' The first ammendment applies *only* to the government, and would have no bearing on this case. cjs -- Curt Sampson cjs@portal.ca Info at http://www.portal.ca/ Internet Portal Services, Inc. Through infinite mist, software reverberates Vancouver, BC (604) 257-9400 In code possess'd of invisible folly.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 113d91,391f3d4344d926f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid113d91,public X-Google-Thread: 103731,391f3d4344d926f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid103731,public X-Google-Thread: 106cdd,391f3d4344d926f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid106cdd,public X-Google-Thread: 1083bf,391f3d4344d926f7 X-Google-Attributes: gid1083bf,public From: cjs@cynic.portal.ca (Curt Sampson) Subject: Re: Was it right? Date: 1998/01/09 Message-ID: <695lrg$rk2@cynic.portal.ca> X-Deja-AN: 314359673 References: <EMHL97.KA.0.bloor@torfree.net> <34B577C3.68B1@capcollege.bc.ca> Organization: Internet Portal Services, Inc. Newsgroups: torfree.general,van.general,bc.general,bc.politics