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To: semimojo
Lets see. In your world we have to choose between being able to own private property or having the government force us to use our resources and spend our money to promote any random message anyone out there wants to spout.

Do not deliberately misstate my position. I have explained it to you enough times that you understand it, so don't go trying to claim I want to do this to everybody.

Communications companies are a special case, because they control something of vital interest to the United States.

They control speech.

It isn't enough that the speaker can distribute their message any way they like and can afford. No, we need the federal government to make sure everyone listens to their words.

When they control mass communications. Yes. They must be forced to allow everyone to use their communications equipment. Absolutely. Just like the Telephone company.

For instance, there's this communications system called Free Republic...

And here you go again. I've addressed your attempts to introduce "Free Republic" in your defense of trillion dollar corporate fascist-nazis controlling speech, and I tell you "Free Republic" is too small and insignificant to warrant any intervention. Furthermore, "Free Republic" is effectively a "club", and it makes it clear to everyone that it is effectively a political club.

When you are big enough to cause freedom of speech issues for a significant portion of the population, you are big enough to be barred from censorship. When you are not, you are not.

18 posted on 06/24/2019 10:29:08 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no o<ither sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp
...and I tell you "Free Republic" is too small and insignificant to warrant any intervention.

That's very reassuring, Mr. Secretary.

19 posted on 06/24/2019 10:32:26 AM PDT by semimojo
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