It does only say Congress shall make now law.... > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 5:50 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: This guy needs to get the shit beat out of him... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 5:16 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: This guy needs to get the shit beat out of him... > > > > No. Freedom of speech means that the the GOVERNMENT will not restrict > > your right to say something. > > No - the First Amendment to the Constitution means this. > > "Freedom of Speech" is an ideal, nothing more. It's an ideal that we've > codified at the federal level in our Constitution but also an ideal that > we > can support on a personal level. > > We can defend the ability of those with dissenting opinions to speak > without > reprisal. We can encourage the sharing and exchange and ideas. > > In short we can expect no less of ourselves as individuals than we do of > the > government. > > Of course you're right however: while we may strive for an environment of > open exchange free of reprisals we don't have one yet (and likely never > will) but that doesn't mean we don't try. > > Jim Davis > > >
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