Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 20:45:26 -0600 From: rob spellberg <emailrob@emailrob.com> To: FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: was this really necessary? Message-ID: <3E598746.EE62B0FF@emailrob.com> References: <00bc01c2d93e$452d1f60$0502000a@sentinel> <4.3.2.7.2.20030221181620.01b7ded8@threespace.com> <20030222010251.Y318@ndhn.yna.cnyserzna.pbz> <3E56F25F.3B09AB9F@emailrob.com> <20030222204314.GA52476@jtn.cx>
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"Jason T. Nelson" wrote: > > In our last exciting episode, rob spellberg (emailrob@emailrob.com) said: > > i read that you are big on the "right to free speech". > > i do so hate to get legalistic on you and > > i am not being the least bit faux here but, > > in the usa, it's actually a "privilege". > > that's because our constitution has an amendment process. > > our much ballyhooed first amendment --is-- repealable. > > all it takes is for 2/3 each of our house and senate and > > 3/4 of our states to think that > > "it seemed like a good idea at the time." > > And this is particularly why we have the 2nd amendment; the second the US > federal government tries this is the day I march on Washington armed to > defend my rights as defined in our Constitution (and I wouldn't be alone, I > assure you). I doubt you could seriously consider that Congress attempting > this stupidity as "representing" our citizens' interests. > > > just think: if it wasn't for that pesky first amendment, > > we could finally pass a meaningful "hate speech code". > > I really, REALLY, hope you are joking here. > > -- > Jason T. Nelson <jtn@jtn.cx> http://www.jtn.cx/~jtn/ yes, i am; but you are not to blame for not being certain you recognized it. because i am not a frequent poster to this list, readers do not have, as yet, sufficient experience with my writing style to be able to tell the difference. originally, i was making a distinction between rights and privileges. privileges entail responsibilities; rights don't. i reserve, in perpetuity, a non-exclusive right to be wrong. ------------------------------------------------------------------- because the concern you express is so important, for the record, i am somewhere to the right of [ in no particular order, some people who are well known ]: rush limbaugh, charlton heston, walter e. williams, newt gingrich, larry kudlow, larry elder, the late barry goldwater [ before he went off his nut ], ann coulter, matt drudge [ it's almost show time ], sean hannity, george will [ don't watch him anymore ], laura ingraham, peggy noonan, the late barbara olson, kellyanne conway, "dick the butcher" [ a fictional character, just like candice bergen ], brit hume, fred barnes, john mclaughlin, armstrong williams, oliver north, glenn hubbard [ read the economic report of the president ], lynne and dick cheney, w and [ cue the choir ] ronald reagan. protect the first ten amendments. repeal the XVI, XVII, XXII and XXVI amendments. cut spending. cut taxes on net producers. tax the freeloaders. if immigrants want to come here to work, let's find a way to make them all legal; then they can't be exploited and we can tax them just like all of the rest of us. stake burning is too good for terrorists. free trade is good. world trade is good. low tariffs are good. growth is good. going nuclear is a slap in the face to the oil sheiks. my favorite sheik is the late sheik yerbouti. capitalism is the best means ever invented to channel the natural ambition and aggression of males into non-violent and socially productive pursuits. socialism produces freeloaders. --------------------------------------------------------------------- i could go on for pages, but this should be sufficient to allay your fears. rob To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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