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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (32381)4/15/2005 1:32:37 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (1) of 90947
 
everyone knows I'm against banning
I know. You were included because I wanted to get all the regulars. I know I missed one and there are probably more.

Be careful what you wish for. You may get it.

it's a form censure

and I believe in free speech
It's a form of protection too. We've seen plenty of examples of what a compulsive idiot or a hypester can do to a thread.

The First Amendment exists precisely to protect the most offensive and controversial speech from suppression. The best way to counter obnoxious speech is with more speech. Persuasion, not coercion, is the solution.
The first amendment limits the rights of the GOVERNMENT- -not my rights or SI's rights. You CANNOT tell the editor of a private newspaper that they must publish your letter.

interestingly, for the first time ever in my cyber experience here at SI, I have begin to think AS is a paid hypester
Many of us have had that suspicion. Am I required to carry its ads? Particularly if it doesn't pay me? Or is SI?

btw, friday is the 50th anniversary of the opening of the first McDonald's

we have the clown, now all we need is the grub to celebrate the 50th properly
Why don't you let them get fat and have heart attacks instead of you?
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