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From: jay@splut.UUCP (Jay "you ignorant splut!" Maynard)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.jewish,news.misc,news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Anti-Semitism (Jew-hatred) on the network. What should be done?
Message-ID: <772@splut.UUCP>
Date: 5 Dec 88 12:54:38 GMT
References: <1748YZKCU@CUNYVM> <577@oravax.UUCP> <17569@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: jay@splut.UUCP (Jay "you ignorant splut!" Maynard)
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In article <17569@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> era1987@violet.berkeley.edu writes
one of Mark's typical tirades, full of ranting and raving, but bearing
little resemblence to reality. I'll respond to just one point here, as
1) I'm somewhat familiar with the particular case, and 2) others will no
doubt shred the rest of the tirade:

>The Constitution does not protect your right to express the view
>that the President should be assassinated.

Actually, in a case decided by the Supreme Court about a year and a half
ago, the right to do exactly that was upheld.  An employee of one of
Harris County's Constable offices was fired for making the statement
that "I wish Hinkley would have done the job right" at work, in front of
the entire office.  She was fired on the basis that an employee of a
law-enforcement agency should not condone or encourage illegal activity.
She sued for reinstatement, and the case went to the Supreme Court,
which ordered her rehired and given back pay. The ruling stated that the
firing infringed the employee's First Amendment right to free
expression.

-- 
Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL   | Never ascribe to malice that which can
uucp:       uunet!nuchat!    (eieio)| adequately be explained by stupidity.
   hoptoad!academ!uhnix1!splut!jay  +----------------------------------------
{killer,bellcore}!tness1!           | Eight more years! Eight more years!