Principalities, Opinions, and Personal Attacks

[Carey McClure]

Aodhan Ite an Fhithich wrote:
> 
> Dia duit!
> 
> Gunnora Hallakarva wrote in a message to All:
> 
>  GH> (5) The ansteorra at eden.com list is a mundane activity wherein SCA
>  GH> topics are discussed.  Real world rules, including First Amendment
>  GH> protection of free speech prevail in this type of forum.
> 
> Pardon me, Gunnora, but, hogwash.
> 
> The 1st Amendment applies *ONLY* to the Federal Government.  To quote (from my
> on-line copy of the Constitution):
> 
> 1st Amendment
>         Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
>         or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
>         speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
>         assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
> 
> Nowhere does this say that private entities, be they individual citizens,
> groups, or businesses, may not abridge free speech. Eden.com (the owners,
> SysAdmins, and/or ListAdmins (Hi, Pug!)) are perfectly within their rights to
> at any time and for any arbitrary reason demand that we discontinue any
> discussion and/or toss us individually, severally, or collectivley off their
> servers.  They own and administer the equipment that hosts this list and thus
> have the right to determine how that equipment is used and by whom.
> 
> Baron Aodhan Ite an Fhithich, ML
> Dobharchu Herald
> (who is not a lawyer, nor does he portray one in a mystery play, but who *does*
> get tired of people's repeated misinterpretation of plainly writ English.)


	thanks for the constitutional class, some thing i missed in 
school, I never thought of it this way..

	Thanks to the powers that be.....THE MIGHTY SERVER.


	Connor Mac Clure
	applelk at eden.com