[Mulder]

They have no responsibility to "keep their mouths shut." In fact, they have the RIGHT to speak out.

If this idea of "it's treason to critisize the gov't during war" ever takes hold, it won't be very long before some tyrant decides that the best way to prevent dissent is to simply have a perpetual war.

And that would be far more dangerous than any words from an anti-war protestor.

BTW, on a side note, this world would be a much better place if more people throughout history had listened to anti-war protestors since the overwhelming majority of wars fought on this planet have been for the wrong reasons.

[Illbay]

That's true, though I think that for the most part, our system has helped keep us out of "unjust wars."

You and I might not completely agree on this point, but it matters little. I think this woman shouldn't have been fired simply because she sent an email on company time, unless there are other circumstances we don't know about (which is possible).

It's just that I can imagine what the responses would be in here, if this were a story about someone being fired for sending an email to, say, Martin Sheen telling him off.

There is a disturbing double-standard in the minds of too many FReepers. We need to keep our eyes on the ball.