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To: DiogenesLamp

And who would do this, the government? My statement is an assertion supported by law.

Should your suggestion be written into law, the effect will be the opposite of intended, the government would shut down anyone disagreeing with them.


76 posted on 12/15/2015 8:08:03 AM PST by centurion316 (,)
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To: centurion316
And who would do this, the government?

At the very least. Equality of access needs to be enforced by law. The fact that Google owns the servers is irrelevant to the fact that this IS a communications medium, and as such, each citizens rights to use it should be protected.

My statement is an assertion supported by law.

So was slavery, but laws reflect the consent of the governed, and this effort at Censorship by Google is also subject to the will of the people.

Should your suggestion be written into law, the effect will be the opposite of intended, the government would shut down anyone disagreeing with them.

Unlike how it is now? Seriously?

No, there are no government regulations regarding content of speech. There can be no such regulations so long as the first amendment exists.

They cannot regulate speech in the newspapers or the airwaves, so they won't be able to regulate speech in this media either.

At this point, the Government is tasked with ensuring equal access to the means of communications, not subjective content policing.

79 posted on 12/15/2015 8:14:15 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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