From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Feb 22 12:43:18 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1A1E37B401 for ; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:43:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from hindenburg.eboai.org (hindenburg.eboai.org [206.183.134.245]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2CFF43F85 for ; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:43:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jtn@jtn.cx) Received: by hindenburg.eboai.org (Postfix, from userid 1002) id B20675E2C4; Sat, 22 Feb 2003 15:43:14 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 15:43:14 -0500 From: "Jason T. Nelson" To: rob spellberg Cc: FreeBSD Chat Subject: Re: was this really necessary? Message-ID: <20030222204314.GA52476@jtn.cx> Reply-To: jtn@jtn.cx References: <00bc01c2d93e$452d1f60$0502000a@sentinel> <4.3.2.7.2.20030221181620.01b7ded8@threespace.com> <20030222010251.Y318@ndhn.yna.cnyserzna.pbz> <3E56F25F.3B09AB9F@emailrob.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="jI8keyz6grp/JLjh" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3E56F25F.3B09AB9F@emailrob.com> X-Url: http://www.jtn.cx/~jtn/ User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In our last exciting episode, rob spellberg (emailrob@emailrob.com) said: > i read that you are big on the "right to free speech". > i do so hate to get legalistic on you and > i am not being the least bit faux here but, > in the usa, it's actually a "privilege". > that's because our constitution has an amendment process. > our much ballyhooed first amendment --is-- repealable. > all it takes is for 2/3 each of our house and senate and > 3/4 of our states to think that > "it seemed like a good idea at the time." And this is particularly why we have the 2nd amendment; the second the US federal government tries this is the day I march on Washington armed to defend my rights as defined in our Constitution (and I wouldn't be alone, I assure you). I doubt you could seriously consider that Congress attempting= =20 this stupidity as "representing" our citizens' interests. > just think: if it wasn't for that pesky first amendment, > we could finally pass a meaningful "hate speech code". I really, REALLY, hope you are joking here. =20 --=20 Jason T. Nelson http://www.jtn.cx/~jtn/ BOFH Extraordiaire & Sysadmin Ombudsman GPG key 0xFF676C9E GPG key fingerprint =3D 6272 5482 EDDD D0A3 FED2 262A FABB 599D FF67 6C9E disclaimer: My opinions are my own. Don't bother my employer about them. --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE+V+DX+rtZnf9nbJ4RAre8AJ9DKxKQ2n6e47s2I/Iaq3YWohYd/ACdGZZw jd2f9mhMyiw5xWYO2KHlNeo= =0qdN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --jI8keyz6grp/JLjh-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message