Jan 062013
 

“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.”
The First Amendment.  Easily one of the most important paragraphs written, ever.
Today’s Rant?
Your freedom of speech is protected from infringement by the government, not a private entity or person.  So when you get on your soapbox and rail against Facebook, or someone who has a page on Facebook (or anywhere else on the internet!) infringing on your Right to Freedom of Speech, I can only shake my head.  Neither Facebook, nor the Admin of a page, is the government.   You have no expectation of Freedom of Speech.  None.
A page on Facebook is just like someone’s home.  The Page Admin(s) home.  And they control the conduct on the page.  They determine what can, and cannot be discussed.
If you want to disagree with the Admin’s, fine.  But, when you wave the Bill of Rights, so adamantly, it would be better if you understood it, and how it does not apply.

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