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From: tim@cmu-cs-k.ARPA (Tim Maroney)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: "FREE"dom of the net is costing over $600,000 this year
Message-ID: <7@cmu-cs-k.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 2-Nov-84 20:03:32 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  2 20:03:32 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 4-Nov-84 04:47:15 EST
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Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, CS/RI
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>Keep this in mind when you next talk about your RIGHT to post to the net.
>Think about it when you talk about fascism and the evil of moderators.
>When you defend Tim Maroney's RIGHT to post.  Keep it in mind.
>-- 
>Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd. - Waterloo, Ontario

I am not aware that anyone has ever suggested that there is a right to post
to USENET.  However, in the USA it is illegal to discriminate against anyone
on the basis of religious or political affiliation, or to deprive them of
access to a medium without due process.  Rights do apply in this as in all
situations; but no one has suggested that there is a right to participate,
only rights not to be discriminated against.

To sum up:  If everyone at your site has the right to post, except you, and
this decision was made on the basis of unpopular opinions in your postings,
your civil rights have been violated.  This may not be the case in other
countries than the USA.
-- 
Tim Maroney, formerly known as The Censored Hacker
Carnegie-Mellon University Computation Center
ARPA:	Tim.Maroney@CMU-CS-K
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