Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!uunet!bu-cs!bloom-beacon!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!APPLE.COM!nli!jym From: nli!jym@APPLE.COM Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Changes to Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies Message-ID: <8908021802.AA00397@nlp9> Date: 2 Aug 89 18:02:25 GMT References: Sender: news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: gnu-misc-discuss@cis.ohio-state.edu Organization: Natural Languages, Inc. Lines: 24 Somehow I missed the original article, but these lines really jumped out at me: > I question the appropriateness of the use of publically-funded > educational and government networks for organized private pol- > itical advocacy. . . . I propose to make a policy inquiry as to > whether the gnu groups may permissibly be carried on federal and > other publicly-funded networks . . . Welcome to America. See Figure 1 . . . uh, I mean, Amendment 1. I can't quite tell from the excerpt, but you seem to be looking for some sort of official censorship. Be aware that it is illegal for the government to censor political advocacy. It's that gosh-durned Bill of Rights, you see. Of course, those same rights that allow you to (for example) start up your own alternative newgroup to flame at gnu. Have fun. ::::.-----.:::::<_Jym_>::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::/ | \::::.-----.:::::::::::::::: Jym Dyer ::::::::::::::::: ::/ | \::/ o o \::::::::::::: jym@nli.com :::::::::::::::: ::\ /|\ /::\ \___/ /::::::::: Natural Languages, Inc. :::::::: :::\ / | \ /::::`-----':::::::::: Berserkeley, California :::::::: ::::`-----':::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::