Mr. New Owner of this site, you need to understand that you cannot increase number of members here if you will continue to display your fist.
We are not in the military base. OK?

One thing is to preach the freedom of speech and be proud of the First Amendment and another is to actually exercise it.

Only weak people cannot handle the different opinion.

Bill of Rights
Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

LII: Constitution

Unfortunately for you, this is a private forum. Freedom of speech refers to the government not infringing on the right to free speech. A private institution can do whatever it wants, within limits.

This board has chosen to have mostly free speech, but when one spams, trolls, or spews hate speech, the board has every right to ban him.

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Never argue with an idiot. He'll just drag you down to his level of intelligence and beat you with experience.

"Congress shall make no law..." has nothing to do with speech on a privately-owned forum. The First Amendment defines the limitations of government, not citizens who control their own property.

You are free to take issue with the way things are done here, but the Constitution has nothing to do with it.

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"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty." Thomas Jefferson

Walter Mondale: "George Bush doesn't have the manhood to apologize." George Bush: "Well, on the manhood thing, I'll put mine up against his any time."

I agree with you guys on this. I will say though, I find it funny that most people, including some of you on here, forget the "Congrass shall make no law.." part when it comes to other amendments. The right to keep and bear arms, freedom of religion, etc. I wish our citizens, the Supreme Court, etc, would remember those words when making all decisions about what's Constitutional and what's not.

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NGOA: It's a privately owned forum. Follow the rules, don't follow them and risk being banned or leave. Your choice.

There is a pretty high degree of free expression here.

I would prefer to be able to curse more, but it's not consequential.

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Kind of ironic all this coming from you.

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If you don't like it here, LEAVE. Don't let the door hit ya where the dog bit ya. I suspect that you won't be missed.

I agree. Please, feel free to leave. You have the right to leave if you don't like it.

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An' it harm none, do as ye' will.


Never argue with an idiot. He'll just drag you down to his level of intelligence and beat you with experience.