>    I would not reply to this "on list" except for the fact that a couple of
>people have already chimed in in support of what, when I was at BU, would
>have been called the Fascist position.
>    I don't give a @#% what a bunch of old Supremes rule, and frankly I
>don't think that Sam Adams and the boys would have either (oh, by the way
>there was a Sam Adams that the beer is named for. Read about him; it might
>change your whole view of the ongoing American Revolution.)
>    The first amendment reads "no law ... abridging freedom of speech".
>Funny, I didn't see a clause about "except profanity".
>    Sorry Robb, but your "cure" is FAR worse than the disease.  I don't
>worry about a few jerks yelling four-letter words.  I do worry about
>governmental and other authorities hustling people out of public assemblies
>because they don't approve of what they said whatever that may be.
>    Can we end this little sideshow and return to discussion of college
>hockey?
 
"CONGRESS shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech..."
 
Boston University != Congress
Boston University != The government
 
Rule against profanity at an paid admission event != Law abridging
freedom of speech
 
But:
 
Boston University = A private institution that can enforce rules it
deems appropriate on its property, or during University events that
you have paid to attend.
 
Paid Attendance Ticket = Implied contract that obligates the bearer,
while attending the event it's for, to abide by the rules set forth
by the private institution hosting the event.
 
Thus endeth the little sideshow.
 
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