> [Original Message] > From: Paul Gleeson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > This issue is getting dissected ad nauseum, . . .and trying to confuse free trade with free speech will just create more nauseam. One is clearly not a constitutional right and is subject to regulation. > but I contend that these > political solicitors are not really any different than someone who might > want to sell hot dogs or barbecue on Saturday or Sunday mornings if he or > she is not a member of the Farmer's Market Association. Those folks set up > shop across the street. Simple. Requiring citizens to join an organization or to pay for the right of free speech in public areas is a flagrant abridgement of a constitutional right. Think of the implications. Not simple--not at all. > Do contractors who work for political parties have more rights than someone > who wants to make a living selling hot dogs? Of course not. Someone who wants to make a living selling hot dogs has just as much right to express his or her political views as anyone else in this great country. I can understand that they may not choose to do so WHILE they're selling hot dogs, but they have the same right, nonetheless. > Isn't that what some (this > time, I'm not saying WHO!!) people in this forum are saying? Isn't that what you're asking? Because comparing hot dogs and viewpoints is only relevant insofar as it is humorous. Guy Western the West Side
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