Frank Gilliland wrote:
Whoa there, Peter! Who in this group -- Doug

included -- has ever -supported- any law that

restricts the freedom of communication? Or

the right to freedom of speech? Nobody, as far
as I can remember.



Google for a memory jog. I remember comments being made by nocodes that
cb should be done away with. Such a law would restrict that freedom.


If you are suggesting that the laws governing

radio communications are a violation of the

right to free speech then you are WAY wrong

because that has already been thrown out in

both the courts -and- in this newsgroup.





Tell it to Howard Stern or Bubba the Love Sponge. Their recent RECORD
fines from the FCC are testament to the law restricting exactly what
speech may be broadcast and how screwed up the law actually is. A few
examples,,,, one radio station may use an offensive term, but another
radio station may not say the same thing,,,,,this dj can say this, but
that dj over there can't say it. It's ok to say this on late night
radio, but if you say it in the morning, we're going to fine
you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it's screwed up so bad and Stern took Powell to task
for it the other day. Now daddy Powell is ****ed at Stern.



Get this straight, Peter: You have freedoms,

but those freedoms are limited


Limited equals restricted.

to the extent

that you don't violate the rights of others.



Freedom of speech will always be tested in the courts, thank God. What
you consider violating the rights of others, others may disagree. For
example, what may offend you may not offend another, especially where
speech and/or obscenity law is defined.



You have freedom of movement -provided-

you don't tresspass on someone else's

property. You have the freedom of speech

-provided- you don't cause a public nuisance.




No, the word "nuisance" is to be found nowhere in either of the recent
record fines against Stern and BTLS (btls.com).



You can drive a car -provided- you stay in

your own lane. Etc, etc.



..resulting in possible serious injury and/or death, none which can be
attained via what another may deem offensive or illegal speech.


Your freedoms,

including the freedom to communicate, are not
restricted except to the extent needed to

provide those same freedoms to everyone and
not violate the rights of others.



As noted above.