Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site bbncca.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!bbncca!rrizzo From: rrizzo@bbncca.ARPA (Ron Rizzo) Newsgroups: net.motss,net.religion Subject: net.rights proposal Message-ID: <1172@bbncca.ARPA> Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 13:41:33 EST Article-I.D.: bbncca.1172 Posted: Wed Nov 28 13:41:33 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Nov-84 05:51:17 EST Organization: Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, Ma. Lines: 32 Given the overwhelming success of net.abortion & net.origins in siphoning off abortion & origins debates from other newsgroups, I propose the creation of net.rights for all discussions of civil rights & liberties, including legal & metalegal issues, such as: laws & legislation what is a right? how many rights are there? when if ever can they be denied, & to whom? is there a right to a job, a right to discriminate, etc.? applications of any of the above issues to any groups, nations, historical periods, belief systems, etc. I considered naming the newsgroup "net.soapbox" or "net.libertarian" but in the end thought the less invidious "net.rights" preferable. Once such a newsgroup is established, the netiquette ban on facile posting to multiple newsgroups would of course apply (& hopefully be observed by participants). A desirable side-effect of segregating the endless "rights" debates in net.rights would be to clearly reveal the legal/metalegal content or lack of it in postings, and discourage posters from padding their articles with secondary issues (like rambling commentary on a host of topics about homosexuality marginal to the discussion in exchanges over "gay rights"). Reactions, comments, & suggestions? Ron Rizzo "I'm mad as hell, & I'm not going to take it anymore!!" -- Howard Beal