You might even notice that the US constitution is often discussed and/or argued here. Please feel free to join in. You might add new perspective or you might gain new perspective. Our constitution, through the 1st Amendment, guarantees no government repercussions for speech and its primary intention was to allow citizens to speak out against the government without fear of persecution or arrest. The interpretation has since been expanded to other means of expression such as in artwork, etc. It's not without limitations. Your freedom of speech by the government does not mean you can swear at your boss in your workplace and still keep your job. Just try it sometime and take him/her to court for violating the 1st Amendment. You'll go nowhere.
These forums are not government owned. The government has no jurisdiction over what's constitutionally allowed to be presented in these forums. That's up to the owners of Cnet and rule enforcement is up to the moderators. There are rules governing what topics can be discussed and how members should behave. Violations have their consequences. That's nothing new here but the private nature of ownership changes what can be discussed. If the 1st Amendment was as universal as you seem to think, someone could make a hate speech from your front porch or put up a controversial sign with which you take offense on a stick in your front lawn and claim freedom of speech. Would you be OK with that?
Hello,
I just had one of my postings locked. This is un-American! First Amendment is freedom of speech and the locking of my forum posting on here is as stated un-American and demonstrates that there is a complete lack of respect for the First Amendment and one on the percent no journalistic integrity demonstrates that there is a complete lack of respect for the First Amendment and demonstrates 100% that there is no journalistic integrity on here.
My original topic was seeking to discuss if anyone has discovered any substitutions to the site called The Pirate Bay. The discussion quickly went to what everybody pretty much guesses about the site as in discussing pirated software. It was at that point that the moderators shut down the discussion flying in the face of First Amendment freedom of speech. As to whether or not I am seeking pirated software that is for me and me alone to know and I would not discuss that on an open forum but yes it would be nice to know if anybody discovered alternative sites that are identical to that site and that is just basic discussion of the general topic software that is for me and me alone to know and I would not discuss that on an open forum but yes it would be nice to know Penny but discovered alternative sites that are identical to that site and that is just basic discussion of a general topic what I do with that knowledge is my business simply discussing the existence in the world of sites similar to the Pirate Bay is just general discussion it is not discussing the actual using of the site to break a law it is just discussing the existence of the site. It would be. with that knowledge is my business simply discussing the existence in the world of sites similar to the Pirate Bay is just general discussion it is not discussing the actual using of the site to break a law it is just discussing the existence of the site. It would be like disgusting that Paterson New Jersey is a good place to go at night and buy drugs whether or not a person actually goes and buys the drugs in Patterson is for that person to decide them disgusting that Paterson New Jersey is a good place to go at night and buy drugs whether or not a person actually goes and breaks the law by actually buying the drugs in Patterson is for that person to decide themselves.
So, to the unethical anti-American & anti-first ammendment unethical jokes of moderators on this site, welcome to Russia Comrade!

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