From: The Chief Instigator 

"John D.Wentzky"  writes:

>In news:9cpo03977k467tcnr2n0dkqhai438p7d53{at}4ax.com,
>Douglas Berry  typed:
>> On  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:51:11 -0400 there was an Ancient "John
>> D.Wentzky"  who stoppeth one in
>> alt.atheism
>>> In news:1175192005.583773.107660{at}n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com,
>>> KTBpylon{at}gmail.com  typed:

>>>>> Satellite and cable television are currently in violation of
>>>>> Freedom of Speech.

>>>> No, they aren't.

>>> How does charging for speech satisfy freedom of speech requirements?

>> Johm first of all, the First Amendment on stops the government from
>> muzzling your freedom of speech. Private companies can and do set
>> policies restricting what employees may say while on the job.

>Who cares about your illegal ideas that go against Freedom of SPeech?

It's just a coincidence that the courts have upheld policies you're ranting about.

>You, but not many others.

Definitely not the billions of others in your defective head.

>> Next, charging for a service does not violate anyone's freedom of
>> speech.

>Charging for speech automatically makes that speech disqualified from being
>considered free speech.

Cite?

>You know I am right.
>Why are you resisiting?

It takes very little to conclude that you are right on your way to spending
the rest of your life in a state-operated funny farm...if you're lucky.

>> The companies are providing a service, you are free to
>> partake of it or not.

>There is no right to charge for speech in the Constitution.

There's no right for you to be insane in it, either.

>>>> Provide sources, please. From the information readily available on
>>>> the Internet, Europe offers neither service for free.

>>> I guess the corporate leeches took over then.

>> You guess?  You just made a definite claim, and now you guess?

>[enough of your disrespectful tone]

If you want respect, you earn it.  So far, you've earned every alleged
beating you claim to have taken.  That's reality for you.

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