On Sat, 10 Mar 2001, Aimee Farr wrote:
But all speech is not equal.
"Congress shall make NO law ..." Clearly Congress isn't following it's own Constitutional directive.
In fact, there is precedent running the other direction.
Thank you for conceeding my 'unconstitutional' point. (Indeed, Jim, precedent runs in the other direction for most of
your arguments. I don't mean this disrespectfully.)
For example, media 'is (sic)' defined as "persons who gather and disseminate news on an ongoing basis as part of the organized, traditional, mass media."
Why is it that a STOP sign is clearly understood but 'make no law' isn't? What is the thinking that the government has the authority to break the law but nobody else does? How can a government which doesn't recognize or respect its own laws be a honest government? If the government isn't honest why should it expect anyone to conform?
First Amendment mileage in your state may vary.
Actually not, it will be ignored at any and every opportunity. Pretty reliable mileage in my book.
Nontraditional media, such as online collaborative media, might not receive the benefit of state shield statutes.
Which is clearly against 'equal protection' and 'make no law ...'. [ a bunch of prima facia evidence the US Government is acting extra-Constitutionaly.] Yep, clearly the best way to protect democracy is to ignore it. ____________________________________________________________________ Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. Locke The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------