Path: utzoo!mnetor!micomvax!mult!sean
From: sean@mult.UUCP (Quadratron system)
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: tobacco advertising ban
Message-ID: <272@mult.UUCP>
Date: 25 Feb 88 04:36:50 GMT
References: <5929@utcsri.UUCP> <1803@ubc-cs.UUCP> <2615@dciem.UUCP>
Reply-To: sean@mult.UUCP (Quadratron system)
Distribution: can
Organization: Sobeco Group (Montreal Canada)
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In article <2615@dciem.UUCP> mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) writes:
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>As for freedom of speech--it can never be absolute, and where you
>draw the line is always going to be a difficult problem of balancing
>the interests of individuals, state, and special-interest groups.

WHAT A CROCK!!!
The very idea of trying to "balance" freedom of speech is foolish.  The job
of society is to assume that its citizens are responsible (they can vote,
can't they?).

"Drawing a line" for freedom of speech is absolutely abhorrent to me.  Our
free society should permit ANYONE to say ANYTHING ANYWHERE at ANY TIME.
If you want to try to sell an idea to the society at large, it is the
responsibility and right of that population to listen or not.  Government
has no place legislating morality.