William wrote,
>
> Freedom of speech is a right of people to speak with no government
> restrictions. There is no obligation for private parties to permit
> unrestricted access/speech on forums they operate. If they do, it is
> merely a courtesy, and can be revoked at any time for any reason.
>
Is that why the rush to get the Net privatized, and why ATTs take
over of American connectivity is not being blocked? Once that
nasty 'government' (which of course is nothing but 'restrictions') is
out of the picture, who needs to include 'freedom' -- or 'neutral'
'disinterested,' 'non-commercial' and so on -- in any *real
organizational vocabulary?
kerry