[white_wolf]

You are right. The Constitution give Americans enormous protection from government suppression of free speech (which this incident really is). This does not mean that it can't be lost, but we have more protections than any other society.

That said, the First Amendment does NOT protect individuals from private civil lawsuits against their speech. This is the strategy of the left in the US -- financial indimidation of those who oppose them. Resist it.

[pandemoniumreigns]

Financial Intimidation 101...

"Should Boissoin lose the hearing with the Human Rights Tribunal, he will be forced to pay $7000 in fines. $5000 will go to Darren Lund personally, and another $2000 will go to the rabidly pro-gay-rights group EGALE Canada, which has received large sums of money in the past from the federal government for its court challenges."

It's all about the money.

[pandemoniumreigns]

Jesse Jackson should be proud.