Free speech - front lines in Australia - [personal at bernardgaynor.com.au: Update: battle for free speech]

oshwm oshwm at openmailbox.org
Wed Sep 7 22:18:31 PDT 2016


So, free speech is ok so long as it is only used to say yhe things you find acceptable? :D


On 8 September 2016 04:09:38 GMT+01:00, Nadine Earnshaw <nadine at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>freedom of speech does not protect hate speechand that is what 18c
>which Bernard supports being removed.
>He is free to say
>"I wouldn't let a gay person teach my children and I am not afraid to
>say it," a Twitter post from Mr Gaynor read.
>but there is a line and that is what 18c is about.
>http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/rda1975202/s18c.html
>He is free to be a dick in private. Clearly with his being dismissed
>he has trouble with what private is.
>
> >>Bernard Gaynor is a controversial Australian with conservative
> pro-family views whom some would say is ultra-conservative, to which
>I
> would counter "that's just your post-modern moral relativism which
> dominates the current Western public and social dialogue".
>
> So, notwithstanding anyone's particular views on any particular issue
> which Bernard Gaynor stands for and champions (at least one of which
>I
> strongly disagree with), his stand for freedom of speech is superb,
> courageous, persistent, and thyankfully a following has formed which
> donates to keep him and his family afloat in the face of the legal
>fees
> and the many personal sacrifices he has chosen to make, and some
>which
> he has and continues to suffer at the hands of his opponents,
>including
> the chief of the Australian Army who stepped down to an early
>retirement
> in "moral disgrace" and knowing that he would not survive his very
> political attack against Bernard Gaynor's personal stands as an
> Australian Army reserve man (he sacked Bernard amongst other things).
>
> So plenty to debate, but the guts of this is free speech and the long
> standing statutory infractions against our right to freedom of
>speech,
> and in particular as we name it for necessary but quirky reasons in
> Australia for legal and constitutional purposes:
>
> freedom to communicate on political and related matters
>
> Good luck Bernard,
>
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> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 01:07:53 +0000
> From: Bernard Gaynor 
> To: Zenaan Harkiss 
> Reply-To: Bernard Gaynor 
> Subject: Update: battle for free speech
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> Dear Zenaan,
>
> Contents
> * Free Speech Update (#legalupdate)
> * Fundraising Dinner (#qoty)
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>
> Since I last wrote to you on 22 August, there has been plenty of
>action
> in the battle to speak the truth and speak it freely.
>
> First of all, I must thank all those who donated to assist in this
> battle. I incurred over $23,000 in fees last month. There is simply
>no
> way that I could afford to wage this fight without your support. I am
> deeply grateful and humble for that assistance.
>
> Secondly, the New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal held a
>Directions
> Hearing on 31 August. The court room was packed and there was
>standing
> room only. I counted at least 18 barristers and solicitors there. The
> Commonwealth has intervened and so has the state of New South Wales.
> This matter is attracting high levels of attention, even if the media
> are not paying any interest (yet).
>
> Importantly, the Court accepted an amendment to our summons that we
> obtain a:
>
> Declaration that sections 49ZS and 49ZT of the Anti-Discrimination
>Act
> (NSW) 1977 are invalid in that they impair the Plaintiff's right to
> freedom of political communication or impair his freedom of religion
> under Constitution section 116.
>
> I have been busy this week preparing submissions and other
>documentation
> to support our case. Obviously, I will not discuss our arguments in
> detail here and will respectfully leave them for the consideration of
> the New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal.
>
> The matter has been set down for hearing in November. Suffice to say
> that a victory against the Anti-Discrimination Act (NSW) 1977 will
>have
> very serious ramifications for all other anti-discrimination laws,
> including S18C of the Racial Discrimination Act (Cth) 1975. In other
> words, the outcome of this case may well destroy anti-free speech
>laws
> before the politicians in parliament ever get around to repealing
>them.
>
> As such, when it comes to free speech, this battle is the number one
> game in town. And let's all hope that it is successful. Australians
> should not be forced to apologise for their conservative views on
>family
> and morality. I, for one, won't.
>
> Thirdly, the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal held a
> Case Conference yesterday and decided to proceed with an additional 8
> complaints against me from Garry Burns, even though these matters are
> before the New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal and even though
>the
> Tribunal has already determined that there is no jurisdiction under
>New
> South Wales anti-discrimination law to lodged complaints against
>people
> in Queensland.
>
> Don't ask me to explain the logic here. I can't. But the matter has
>been
> set for another Case Conference on 14 December 2016.
>
> As far as I am concerned, the Tribunal and the Anti-Discrimination
>Board
> below it are acting far beyond their powers. However, I will deal
>with
> that issue after the main game, which is the action in the Court of
> Appeal.
>
> I was very grateful for the support I received at a fundraising
>dinner
> held at the Coorparoo RSL on 27 August. Robyn Sully did a tremendous
>job
> organising it and nearly 100 people attended.
>
> We are now in the early stages of planning to organise other such
> dinners across Australia. From the feedback received, attendees found
>it
> a very good way of understanding these matters and their importance.
> From my perspective, it was an extremely effective way of getting
>this
> particular story out and explaining to Australians how all of us are
> affected by totalitarian laws that seek to target conservative
>political
> beliefs.
>
> If you are interested in attending the next dinner in Brisbane it
>will
> be held at the Coorparoo RSL on 29 October at 6pm.
>
> Please email Robyn at robynsully at hotmail.com
> (mailto:robynsully at hotmail.com?subject=Fundraising%20Dinner) to book
>and
> for further details.
>
> Thank you once again to all who have assisted financially, especially
> over the past month. We are slowly getting through all the thank you
> emails and I would like to thank the volunteers who have been able to
> provide support in this task.
>
> Please consider small regular donations if you would like to assist:
>
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> I am also looking for volunteers who can assist with video
>production,
> or who live on the south side of Brisbane and who can assist with
> administrative support. If you would like to help, please email me.
>
> Finally, it was pleasing to see that over 65,000 people visited my
> webpage in August. Australians are looking for conservative views
>that
> are not filtered out by the politically correct media. That is why
>the
> radical left want the anti-discrimination laws that we are fighting.
> They want webpages like mine shut down and to deny Australians the
> opportunity to hear from anyone willing to stand up to their Safe
> Schools programs, their support of Islam and their attacks on our
> Western Christian traditions.
>
> Thank you once again for your support.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Bernard Gaynor
> Christ is our king!
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