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slackmaster

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1. We have a right to meet and exchange ideas, but not to have any venue we want provided for free.

Reply to Octafish (Original post)

Wed Feb 6, 2013, 03:36 PM

Feb 2013

There is private property. A group of people does not have the right to gather on private land without permission of the owner, and the owner can set ground rules to restrict how people who have been granted permission can use the property.

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I believe the Constitutional Right ''peaceably to assemble'' includes Democratic Underground. [View all] Octafish Feb 2013 OP

We have a right to meet and exchange ideas, but not to have any venue we want provided for free. slackmaster Feb 2013 #1

"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one." ~ A.J. Liebling. . . Journeyman Feb 2013 #2

If you are unhappy here you can always go and set up your own forum. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #3

? . . . Journeyman Feb 2013 #5

Just stating the facts. If people don't like the fact that DU is run BY ITS OWNERS, kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #6

Holding public servants accountable is the responsibility of the people. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #4