quote:Originally posted by TRhit:
Better question: are we still in the United States of America????
TR,
If someone comes into your house, do they have the right to say anything the want? No, even though your house is in the USA, your house is private property and you have the right to grant permissions about who can enter, who can't, and you alone have the right to set forth a code of conduct. It can be anything you want, because it's your house, you own it, you make the rules.
The HSBBW is no different. It is private property, owned and paid for by a private entity. They alone get to set the rights and permissions of use.
People want to come to your house, they abide by your rules, people want to come the the HSBBW house, they abide by house rules. There are no constitutional freedoms granted for either.
If speaking your peace is your main objective, you can go purchase a domain name, pay for the hosting, build the website, and say whatever you like, and no one can tell you, you can't. That's the United States of America you're looking for.