<right of free speech> It is troubling how few people understand the US Constitution and it's Amendments.
The 1st Amendment states that Congress shall make no law limiting the right of free speech. It does not allow free speech, just limits Congress' ability to make laws concerning speech. The 16th Amendment limits the States from making laws limiting speech.
Private groups, companies, or people can limit speech. You cannot say whatever you want no matter where you are.
Congress and the States do have the ability to limit speech in certain circumstances. Those include public safety, and to protect people's reputations. You cannot yell "fire" in a crowded theatre despite the "right of free speech" because it endangers the public. This is a crime. Defamation laws protect people's reputations (commonly referred to as libel and slander laws) but they are not criminal laws. They civil laws and therefore are neither felonies nor misdemeanors. They are torts which depending on area can result in retraction, compensatory, and punative damages. The only thing that was said which is true about this subject is that public personalities have a higher burden to prove defamation. They must prove that either the bad actor was malicious or should have known that the material was incorrect and knew that the statement would cause harm.
I have been lurking since I purchased shares in MINE over a year ago. I have seen many things posted both positive or negative about the company, none of which I could correct or dispute. However, due to the misinformation being posted on this subject I thought it would be good to educate the readers of this thread. I hope I have helped in the area in which I do have expertise, but I will not attempt to spout on about the stock, mining, or MM, none of which I know anything about. The regular posters of this group have been very educational to me, and in this one limited area I hope I have educated them.
Eugene Freedman
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