>"freedom of speech for the individual" Your words. I was comparing these words to one of the other amendments that is supposedly an individual right, or is at least worded in such a way that one would assume it was.
Tim -----Original Message----- From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 11:50 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: US Citizenship Test to extend my own argument? I see no relationship to my own argument, which is that speech is speech, even if the greater reach of the press requires greater responsibility. I think you are reaching. Dana Heald, Tim writes: > So to extend your own argument, Dana, why then is the right to keep and bear > arms not an individual right? > > "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." > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 11:46 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: US Citizenship Test > > > what difference to you see between freedom of speech for the individual and > freedom of speech for the press? They are both speech and the are both > protected by the first amendment. If you are going to say that they are > clearly separate because they are clearly listed separately in the > language, then I guess there is no arguing with that. > > Out of curiousity do you consider the Patriot Act constitutional? What abot > Patriot 2? > > Dana > > Nick McClure writes: > > > It is not a subset, it was listed plainly in the 1st Amendment: > > "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." > > > > > > > > At 02:40 AM 7/7/2003 +0000, you wrote: > > >That what I did -- then decided that freedom of the press is a subset of > > >freedom of speech. ::shrug:: both the local weeklies did a special July > 4th > > >issue on freedom of speech, the constituton, and the Patriot Act, so I > have > > >reading material :) Anyone know the status of Patriot II btw? > > > > > >Dana > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
