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Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 15:23:23 -0400 To: David Honig <honig@otc.net> From: The Sheriff <sheriff@speakeasy.org> Subject: Re: Freedom Forum report on the State of the First Amendment Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments:

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Marc, you have declared how far you take freedom: you apparently believe it is proper for the government to intervene in private hiring decisions. Unfortunately many americans believe this intrusion is justified.

I have to admit, at first I agreed with Marc, until I thought about it for a minute. After all, to leave a people free is not to leave them in chaos -- freedom comes with responsibility, period. It doesn't have to be levied by a governmental body -- there will allways be consequences when a free man makes a choice or takes action in some way, be they good consequences or bad.

After all, if the majority of the population of a free society didn't have a problem with homosexuals, and yet Employer X fired people because they were homosexual or friends with someone who was, I get the sneaking suspicion that one of two things would happen:

1) Employer X's work force would eventually evaporate.

2) Those who stuck with Employer X might soon find that their boss doesn't discriminate solely against gays.

In considering the position that employers have every right to fire for whatever reason, I have decided that the firing of an employee -- for whatever reason -- is, in itself, a form of speech. "In terminating your employment and having you escorted off the premesis effective immediately, we here at Corp X are saying that all faggots suck."

As such, who is to say that Employer X should be punished for his views? Americans don't have a RIGHT to employment. That's why people take their future into their own hands and become their own employers, right?

Best wishes and fresh-roasted peanut taste, The Sheriff. -- ***<REPLY TO: sheriff@speakeasy.org>*** - --- As kinky as it sounds, finger me to see my PGP key and confirm the signature attached to this message. - --- Any and all SPAM will be met with immediate prosecutory efforts. Solicitations are NOT welcome here! - --- ----BEGIN INFLAMATORY BLOCK---- Version: 160 (IQ) Comments: Definitely one of their greatest misses. Reporter: "Do you know what Public Enemy is?" - --- Citizen: "Public enemy?" [long pause] "Probably somebody in office." -----END INFLAMATORY BLOCK----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.0 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> Charset: noconv iQEVAwUBNJ+DYwBMw4+NR29ZAQEABQgAtc5fh8yastnBu6A6m2emw3PRj0rCUKwR s9n7myQm1KWOkb5lO44Vz+CoBdBblh5INezrLJ1O5Rspv+GBLygIhi71yM8k2QLc 8kYQ2cBgwCF+M8xUMKvkWB2dg3grEcv9AqZhl+1RCaOuiUvDeHb2T17glQ5sCjd7 p6eDU8ldMabcV6xmS4uoCTbyNH1SPp7j91h503xz/9oBjspMPKzTX1lF7KTnl+sP 8q91O+KUpnq+V88dp1AzgsZ1da+o5jBgXNLC8G2OcUpA4wlhbLc33FZb0S8if70D /NYCZZH6TL08glhxG4FKkL9FiOaSyJA/Ca2juipFlYL7I9quwT+Tbw== =jHny -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----