Re: Habeas Corpus Appeal to Michael - Save Ed From Lethal Ejection

["Anthony J. Rzepela" <rzepelaa>]

jEdD wrote:

> because I don't think you are doing it correctly.  There's no important
> state interest at stake here...and Ed's not screaming "Fire" in a
> crowded theater...he's just annoying you.  

But the chaos and fear yelling "Fire" causes are among 
the reasons it is not kosher by government standards. I'm 
not going so far as to say that he's causing chaos and fear, 
but what the government can do to regulate speech, and 
voluntary agreement to behave or not behave in a certain 
way, is apples and oranges. 

> You won't find a court in the
> country that would shut somebody up for making you uncomfortable with
> what he writes

Diferent forum, different standards, different agent, 
different enforcement mechanism. 

> And, maybe its my (hopeful) imagination, but I also think I've seen
> fewer expressions of the mindless hero worship and sainthood that some
> people on this list burden Patti Smith with. 

You think it's a good thing that the people who used
to post that traffic no longer feel comfortable doing so?


Wow. 

> I found that really
> revolting, and considered unsubscribing a few times because of it.  So,
> even though I'd like to see Ed (voluntarily) tone it down a bit, I think
> he should stay.

And some folks find Ed revolting and would like to see
less of him. Tra-la-la.