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To: epicure who wrote (29043)	9/25/2006 12:01:25 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) of 541477

Strangely people seem to get confused about this, and muddle it up with free speech, which has zero to do with SI, a private business which allows users to cut up the business space in to small chunks for various discussions. The analogy they don't understand is that SI is like any public business. Anyone who likes can come in if they meet the basic conditions (like No Shoes-No Shirt-No Service). But if they act out and become disruptive in that establishment, they will be asked to leave. If they refuse they can be arrested for trespassing and disturbing the peace. The owners and patrons of an establishment have a right to maintain minimum standards of decorum. The current SI setup allows that to be enforced more or less effectively. The miscreants will never agree, but they pretty much fit in a telephone booth anyway. Vocal but puny minority indeed.

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