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"George Z. Bush" wrote in message ... Who the hell thinks that? If you take the time to read what I said (you quoted it above) you will find exactly the opposite idea. This is, and always has been, an international group. We should not be junking it up with OT discussions about domestic US politics like the one that started this thread. On re-reading what you said, I must confess to a bit of confusion about what you were trying to say. Thanks Actually, though, I don't think that the world is so uninterested in US politics that it'd be inappropriate to discuss it in NGs like this. Only that part that is related to the charter of the group. We all need to keep in mind when our country roars, other less powerful or influential nations perforce quake or at least shake a little. They might very well think that it'd behoove them to pay attention to what's going on over here in our domestic political lives. As it would also behoove us to pay attention to what is going on over there. Remember the "Asian Contagain" when a drop in the Asian stock markets spread to ours a few years back? But we have many newsgroups that are appropriate for discussing that sort of thing and where your input would be very welcome and appreciated. Of course, it'd only be courteous to identify such OT subjects for the benefit of foreign *And Domestic!* readers who might choose to skip such discussions. However, to suggest that we ought to keep such discussions out altogether shows no respect for the rights of Americans to exercise the free speech guaranteed to all of us by our Constitution's First Amendment. You have a very warped idea of the First Amendment. Perhaps you need to go read up on the Constitution. The government has no authority to limit your right to express yourself, but you are not guaranteed access to any forum of your choice. For example; you are not allowed to sit in the middle of the public library and write your own thoughts in the library's books, also the librarians have the right to enforce that "Silence" sign. You also do not have the right to insist on speaking without restriction at virtually any public meeting. Just try it and you will see. Also, you do not have the right to continue OT chatter that is against the charter of any newsgroup, even though there my be little that anyone can do about it if you have the lack of social conscience to persist. Regards Vaughn George Z. |
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