In article , "Ryan, KC8PMX"
writes:

Jim.... of all the people here I thought for sure you would see where I was
going with that.......

Of course.

it goes well beyond the "dirty words" and could
extend to any speech undesireable by others that could be deemed offensive
and therefor punishable.

I still believe in common sense and good taste, old-fashioned as that may seem.
Discussing one's gastrointestinal problems in detail on the air may be legal
but that doesn't make it acceptable....

I never hear that sort of stuff in CW ragchews, btw.

Heck, we have organizations in the US already
trying that..... not a small step to extend to ham radio!

You mean like folks who say the press is "liberally biased" or "beholden to big
business" when it reports things they don't like?

Like I said.... look beyond the cuss words, and there is a ton of things
that some radical freaks could oppose.

Sure. But limiting what can be said on the amateur bands is not an incursion
into free speech, because the amateur bands are public property.

73 de Jim, N2EY

"Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you
still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs."

As for specific words??? Dunno, is there a list?? Who makes the list
then? Are other things other than the known "7 dirty words" included? If
someone is of say, for instance a different faith than you, do you get to
determine anything they say religiously is offensive and should be banned
speech? I am sure there are other examples one could come up with......

Common sense and good taste used to be the guide. But I guess such
concepts are
old-fashioned nowadays, from what some folks tell me when I oppose the use
of
such language on the air and in newsgropups.....

73 de Jim, N2EY