Bill, you wrote:
I think you're missing my point. If someone commits fraud, he's not protected by the first amendment.
I wrote:
...please do some research before forming the conclusion that free speech gives us the right to defraud people.
Ummm... sounds like you agree with me on that issue.
Now, do you see any distinction between a post on SI, by definition, a message board and Westergaard On-Line, by definition, a financial web-site? Should people on SI be beholden to the same rules and restrictions by the SEC, as, say, an SGA Goldstar?
I argue, heck no. However, I also argue that SI should have its own set of disclosure standards, if not for the sake of potential lawsuits (you and I know they'll get sued no matter what "Terms of Use" they post; it's the American way (gg)), then for the sake of sanity among all of us. How about you?
- Jeff |
