JMI
November 11th, 2007, 22:14
It would appear that
DESUforever is the "reincarnation" of
powerup who was recently banned by another moderator for similar bad behavior on these Forums.
But let me address the essential fallacy of his Post. "Freedom of Speech" is a concept guaranteed by the American Constitution's 1st Amendment, which states:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Unfortunatley for DESUforever, that "Congress" (and/or state, or local government in the U.S.) "may make no law abridging the freedom of speech" has absolutely
NOTHING to do with the rights or ability of "non-governmental" organizations to control and regulate the content of their publications and/or websites. Otherwise, all such efforts would be overrun by "juvenile potty mouths," such as powerup and DESUforever, who "demand" "their" rights, while always ignoring those of others who might disagree with their "personal views."
Most ignorant people of DESUforever's mentality (or lack thereof) simply confuse what the "government" might not lawfully do with what "privately owned organizations" may lawfully do. If DESUforever's view of "free speech" were to prevail anywhere in the world, no employer could ever fire an employee for "mouthing off" about the boss, or the company, or some fellow employee, regardless of the "inappropriateness" or the "content" of the comments, and every newspaper and/or privately owned "publication" would be "required" to publish the most vile, disagreeable, and blatantly worthless "opinions" of anyone who wanted to "express themselves" with whatever slanderous, sick, hateful, or just personally warped point of view they may hold. Sorry DESUforever, neither "the law," nor the world works that way.
When one comes to a privately held "publication" they do not have "freedom of speech" in either any legal or moral sense. The "publication" is perfectly "free" to limit the content and character of the "speech" which they will permit to be "published" within the confines of their privately owned publications.
Were this not true, those who may hold competing religious views, and/or political views, and/or economic views could and would always be demanding, and receiving "permission" to put forth their competing views in the other organization's publications. Such is not the "law" here in America, or anywhere on Earth of which I am aware.
Even here in America, we do have, and we will continue to exercise "our rights," as the Owner and Staff of this Forum, to control and regulate the character and content of its Forums. That's where DESUforever's rights end.
But DESUforever, cheer up. YOU have "the right" to buy the appropriate software and server and start your own Forum and spew your ignorance and impotence to the whole wide world in any manner you wish.

Of course, we have the right to ignore and/or ridicule you as we chose.
You could, of course, always complain to your mommy about how the bad man ignored your attempts at insults and accorded your "opinions" no more than they were actually "worth."
Regards,