I guess The Giver would view it more as a boiling maelstrom, but I see it as a storm in a Tea cup ...
ROFL Great use of the english language, Time.
The Giver has no idea. Nothing The Giver has tried has ever worked.
I'm sorry, but that simply won't do
At least some sort of constructionist view of the first amendment should be put forth, supporting your literal interpretation of the first amendment.
Your concept, that no restriction is the best restriction on membership, freedom of association, and free speech, is certainly not new or novel.
Many have found no restriction preferable to any restriction.
I think some of these people wrote something called the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights, and,
they also tried to break away from the English concept of judge and King made law. Oh, what sort of system for free speech does England have, and, how about Australia?
Do they have anything resembling a first amendment?
Anyway, I think the point I am trying to make is, that depending upon your perspective, regulation has very different degrees of success.
I, also tend to be of the Hugo Black, literal view of the first amendment, that, 'no' limitiatons on free speech means, 'no' limitations on free speech, but, what do I know???
I guess the point is, regulation, by other then peer pressure does create problems of enforcement, and consistency.
I participate in a couple other forums, that have severe peer pressure, and, I delight in that pressure. It's great when some idiot jumps on you for no reason to have one of your mates stick up for you, and go to bat for you, or, in the case of these forums, take the shot for you 8) .
We used to have that in storage review, and I'm really glad that we have that here.
I think, or hope, that that pressure is enough.
However, there is always a person that stretches the envelope, and really does deserve to be banned.
Still, the pressure usually drives them away...
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