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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 330578" data-attributes="member: 389">As someone who put on the uniform to defend our freedoms, I'm a firm believer in that we have to remember the right to free speech is not absolute.&nbsp; You can't run into a crowded movie theater and yell &quot;fire&quot;, nor can you talk about bombing an airplane while going through TSA.Lunk's problem is he flirts with, and occasionally violates his right to free speech in my opinion (remember, it's just my opinion), when he knowingly puts forth articles from satirical sites and proclaims them to be true.&nbsp; In particular, his characterization of the Commandant of the USMC and the links he provided to back it up.&nbsp; So we can sit here and say Lunk has the right of free speech, but when it crosses the line far enough to violate community standards, he can absolutely be at risk of getting the GST treatment.&nbsp; For if we aren't held responsible by the community, who are we to be held accountable by on this topic?&nbsp; Pretty sure none of us would like to see the randomly employed Ban Hammer of old dusted off and in use again.- - - Updated - - -Let me put it this way, while GST was almost always on the other side of the issue from the average ND outdoor enthusiast, that's far more defendable under the right to free speech than blatant lies and misinformation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 330578, member: 389"] As someone who put on the uniform to defend our freedoms, I'm a firm believer in that we have to remember the right to free speech is not absolute. You can't run into a crowded movie theater and yell "fire", nor can you talk about bombing an airplane while going through TSA. Lunk's problem is he flirts with, and occasionally violates his right to free speech in my opinion (remember, it's just my opinion), when he knowingly puts forth articles from satirical sites and proclaims them to be true. In particular, his characterization of the Commandant of the USMC and the links he provided to back it up. So we can sit here and say Lunk has the right of free speech, but when it crosses the line far enough to violate community standards, he can absolutely be at risk of getting the GST treatment. For if we aren't held responsible by the community, who are we to be held accountable by on this topic? Pretty sure none of us would like to see the randomly employed Ban Hammer of old dusted off and in use again. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Let me put it this way, while GST was almost always on the other side of the issue from the average ND outdoor enthusiast, that's far more defendable under the right to free speech than blatant lies and misinformation. [/QUOTE]

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