Re: IP: Clinton Wants Loophole In U.S. Free Speech Closed (fwd)

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> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 19:25:40 -0800 (PST)
> From: b!X <bix@geekforce.org>
> Subject: Re: IP: Clinton Wants Loophole In U.S. Free Speech Closed

> Yeah yeah all very well and good parody except that the 2nd amendment
> contains the word "well-regulated" and the 1st doesn't. 
> 
> (And yes I know I'm asking for a shitstorm of trouble saying that on THIS
> list of all places).

 
				ARTICLE I. 
 
	Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, 
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of 
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, 
and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. 
 
 
 
				ARTICLE II. 
 
	A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a 
free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be 
infringed. 
 

I'd say that 'shall make no law' is a clear as 'shall not be infringed' and
pretty equivalent in meaning.

See, no shit-storm (they reserve that for me...;).



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On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Jim Choate wrote:

> > Yeah yeah all very well and good parody except that the 2nd amendment
> > contains the word "well-regulated" and the 1st doesn't. 
> > 
> > (And yes I know I'm asking for a shitstorm of trouble saying that on THIS
> > list of all places).
> 
>  
> 				ARTICLE I. 
> 	Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, 
> or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of 
> speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, 
> and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. 
>  
> 				ARTICLE II. 
> 	A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a 
> free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be 
> infringed. 
>  
> 
> I'd say that 'shall make no law' is a clear as 'shall not be infringed' and
> pretty equivalent in meaning.

Same comments as before. Utiizing the text of the 1st to defend one's
approach to the 2nd is nonrational, which is what the lame parody attempted
to do, and what I was criticizing.


- b!X (Guerrilla Techno-fetishist @ GEEK Force)