Re: Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-12-19 Thread Sampo Syreeni
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Joseph Ashwood wrote: >> You have a right to do whatever you want, UNTIL it impacts another. Then >> you stop, or they defend themselves. > >Actually that's not true. Take for example the nearly nationwide ban on >committing suicide. Which simply goes on to demonstrate the g

Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-12-18 Thread mattd
Extract...>>attempted suicide punishable by death. There are other examples of similar, but not as ludicrous, legal situations where the only person being impacted is the person acting, but it's still illegal. Joe If the point is to minimize coercion and maximize freedom to play loud music an

Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-12-18 Thread Sunder
he states, cities, and individuals. And therefore your message below is completely wrong. Congratulations, you've just proven yourself wrong: Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 13:49:49 -0600 (CST) From: Jim Choate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL P

Re: CDR: Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-12-09 Thread Jim Choate
On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Sunder wrote: > Ok, then I propose to surround your property from any vantage point on > public land, and setup gigantic speakers from which I would recite very > loud speeches in your direction at 3:00am. No public land in the area that isn't managed by the city, you'll nee

Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-12-05 Thread David Honig
At 11:42 AM 12/3/01 -0500, Sunder wrote: >Ok, then I propose to surround your property from any vantage point on >public land, and setup gigantic speakers from which I would recite very >loud speeches in your direction at 3:00am. Why not do some high-power microwave testing in his direction?

Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-12-05 Thread Sunder
Then that would involve the FCC which wouldn't be pure speech. Besides, roasted Choate won't be so appetizing. I find it more fun tweaking him on his errors. :) --Kaos-Keraunos-Kybernetos--- + ^ + :Surveillance cameras|Passwords are like underwear.

Re: CDR: Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-12-03 Thread Sunder
Ok, then I propose to surround your property from any vantage point on public land, and setup gigantic speakers from which I would recite very loud speeches in your direction at 3:00am. As I would be on public land and excercising my freedom of speech, you couldn't do anything as that would be ce

Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-12-02 Thread Jim Choate
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Sunder wrote: > But by preventing me from trespassing you're restricting my freedom of > speech! According to you, that's illegal. Not at all. You are still free to speak, just not on my property. You have a right to engage in any behaviour until it infringes another. You

Re: CDR: Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-11-30 Thread Sunder
But by preventing me from trespassing you're restricting my freedom of speech! According to you, that's illegal. --Kaos-Keraunos-Kybernetos--- + ^ + :Surveillance cameras|Passwords are like underwear. You don't /|\ \|/ :aren't security. A |share t

Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-11-30 Thread Jim Choate
No, that's trespass. On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Sunder wrote: > So by your terms, I should have the right to enter your house at 3:00am > when you're asleep and make long loud ranting speeches using a bullhorn > shoved in your ear? > > Ok, I'll be over tomorrow night, then. -- ___

Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-11-30 Thread Sunder
t them on a web \|/ + v + :will violate privacy|site, and you must change them very often. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunder.net On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Jim Choate wrote: > On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, David Honig wrote: > > > > Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Ref

Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-11-29 Thread Jim Choate
On Wed, 28 Nov 2001, David Honig wrote: > > Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable > > Its not censorship if its not the government. Bullshit. Any time ANY(!!!) party interferes with your free expression

Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-11-29 Thread David Honig
> Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable Its not censorship if its not the government. A gun show is a private affair; they can exclude any vendor or seller, morally. Legally they fnord can't exclude for certain criteria, eg cutaneous albedo. Cheers

Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-11-28 Thread Jim Choate
This is hardly equitable to an abandonment of free speech, nobody told him he couldn't sell his book in general, only at their gun show. Nothing wrong with that, one has a right until it effects another (and the other is the one who decides). See democracy does work. On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 [EMAIL

Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable

2001-11-28 Thread mikecabot
>From Drudge: Gun show denies booth for man selling anthrax recipes Wed Nov 28 2001 10:20:07 ET A Phoenix gun show is refusing space to a Nebraska man who sells a book that includes directions for making anthrax! Timothy Tobiason attended gun shows in Salt Lake City where he hawked 'Advanced