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To: AmericanMade1776
I don't believe forbidding people to write "for their own good" is in the spirit of American liberty. It is what is referred to as "prior restraint" and assumes we cannot be allowed to take responsibility for our words or actions lest we do the wrong thing.

It reminds me of "The Village" movie wherein the line "those about whom we do not speak" kept coming up. It is the same kind of nonsense. There was a lot of speaking about the unspeakable in the movie.

People can post articles speaking about the unspeakable but it's going to be wrong for the average person to speak about the unspeakable...'for their own good.'

105 posted on 03/27/2005 7:03:08 AM PST by NoControllingLegalAuthority
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To: NoControllingLegalAuthority


"prior restraint" is a long, time honored weapon in the mommy arsenal as in "if you bring that up one more time, you will not go to the movies" . Or "if you ever say that or anything like that, I will wash your mouth out with soap". Actually prior thought restraint is also used with impunity by mothers,,,"Dont even think about doing that"

Mothers are ignoring the law, in droves.


108 posted on 03/27/2005 7:07:23 AM PST by cajungirl (no)
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