To: ex-Texan
Constitutional right of free political speech.
It is a good thing you do not want to debate the issue since you do not understand the what our Constitutional right of free speech means. (I will give you a hint, it prohibits the Government from punishing you for your speech, it does nothing to protect you from your fellow citizens complaints about your speech.
This is called satire, and it is a protected form of free speech. The celibrities (as public figures) are acceptable targets of this type of satire.
To: CIB-173RDABN
I do not want to debate the issue on this forum. Whether or not calling celebrities 'weasels' is true satire or not is both a factual and legal question. It costs money to defend litigation. There is no award of attorney fees to a defendant when a viable case is filed raising issues of both fact and constitutional law.
The last memorable case on political satire went all the way to the Supreme Court --
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05/09/2003 6:24:28 AM PDT by
ex-Texan
(primates capitulards toujours en quete de fromage!)
To: CIB-173RDABN
>>"This is called satire, and it is a protected form of free speech. The celibrities (as public figures) are acceptable targets of this type of satire."
That's not their defination of Free Speech.
They may sue anyway. Or at least try to get the web site off the Internet.
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