Jim Choate Writes:
> - Each individual should show no self control over their speech,
> they should in fact blabber whatever comes into their heads
> in a continous stream of noise. Otherwise it's 'censorship'
> because somebody might find the silence offensive
I've never said any such thing. What I've said, and what Tim and others
have argued against, is that false speech which willfully and maliciously
seeks to harm another should be actionable in a court of law.
There is no First Amendment right to be free of the negative consequences
of falsely accusing someone of a crime because you disagree with their
views, nor is there any First Amendment right to trick someone into
leaping in front of a speeding car.
> There is an additional problem with your position. If I am not to be
> trusted to manage my own speech in all cases, what makes this supposed
> angelic censor so reliable?
Oh please, manage your speech all you want. Just don't be surprised if
I send you a bill for the amount by which your false and malicious speech
reduces my Net Worth, or incites damage to my person.
Nothing we're talking about here has anything to do with prior restraint.
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Eric Michael Cordian 0+
O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division
"Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"
