andrea99 - 6:17 am on Apr 27, 2006 (gmt 0)

Sorry, the web isn't governed by US laws.

But jhood is speaking of the principle of free speech which is a universal value among free people and mentions the law only parenthetically. Anything that infringes on free speech is an endorsement of ignorance. Ignorance is not always an evil, the right to privacy is an endorsement of ignorance.

There is no guarantee of free speech in this forum or anywhere else on the web.

There is no guarantee of anything, anywhere. Guarantees are only promises, occasionally kept.

The first amendment to the US Constitution guarantees nothing; it only forbids certain actions to Congress:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."