Another embarrassment for the Canadian Human Rights Commission

Memo to the Canadian Human Rights Commission:
You’ve failed, quit, dissolve, commit suicide, give it up, surrender, run the white flag up, you’re all no por ca-ca!

I’m just amazed that I’m the first to mention Ron Paul also had dealings with Stormfront.

Random Numbers (Brian Epps) on March 14, 2009 at 10:25 PM

That’s what I meant. You said it better than I.

The purpose of the first amendment is not limited to political free speech. If it were limited to political speech, then non-political speech could be limited. And who would determine whether the speech was political?……

casel21 on March 14, 2009 at 11:39 AM

The purpose was indeed political speech. I think you are thinking of the scope of the 1st Ammendment not being limited. The crafters of the ammendment knew that the only way to avoid limitations to political speech was to deny any limitations to speech at all, save in direct cases of malice (causing false panic by fraudulently shouting “fire” in a crowded theatre), slander and libel (knowingly making false statements of fact against someone), and incitement to riot (“Let’s kill the m********kers!!!”). Any ability to restrict speech beyond those narrow confines would give the party in power the ability to shut the opposition out of the political process completely.
We are already heading down that road. McVain-Fingold has placed a time limit on when and in what form one can engage in political speech. There are “hate speech” rules at public places that limit ones opposition to the accepted view. I expect there to be laws governing “hate speech” passed soon, with the definition on “hate” being so vague as to make it a woking club for any “protected” group to silence those who disagree. There is still time to pull away from the abyss, but I fear a new Dark Ages is fast approaching.

Chief complainer is also chief offender.

Almost thought that was China.

sethstorm on March 14, 2009 at 3:26 PM

China, Russia, Obama … it’s a common liberal mode of operation.

under the pseudonyms Pogue Mahone

“Pogue Mahone,” is the exact pronunciation for the Gaelic expression, “Póg ma thoine,” which translates to “Kiss my arse.”

Intentional, I’m sure, since my friends and I used it frequently when we were kids. Sort of like, “Have you read ‘Yellow River’ by I. P. Daley?”

kc8ukw on March 14, 2009 at 11:35 AM

I just don’t know how we got here.

It’s no real secret how we got here.

When the first infringement on our liberties happened, and free men didn’t take the offenders out, put them against a wall, and demonstrate to them the only other alternative to peaceful political discussion, they got the idea that they could get away with it.

From that moment on, it became easy for them.

The thought of a government bureaucrat monitoring the content of a citizen’s speech in order to assign it a value on some sort of ideological spectrum so as to “balance” it against competing viewpoints should be appalling to any individual.

The only people who could possibly think that is a good idea are either dimwits or Nazis — or both.

I can’t believe a country that invented ice hockey also invented this.

I can.

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blogging about Warman’s adventures as an on-line pretend Nazi.

Should be interesting how the latest revelations impact on our case… :-)

There are other law groups that sue businesses for minor violations, such as not having a sign posted with what they charge. They suck people dry and it is all done with the aid of the state.

Blake on March 14, 2009 at 12:20 PM

Perhaps it didn’t help that there were more than a few businesses that played dirty pool over the ages?

Some things aren’t [easily] solved by the market.

Chief complainer is also chief offender.

Almost thought that was China.

Hey, don’t make me start bringing up Liberace and Michael Jackson.

This is one of the remnants of the liberal rule we have been under for years, and lookout your new great leader is probably looking to do the same down there.

Government-controlled speech eventually brings autocracy and then totalitarianism.

Correction: Nascent totalitarianism demands the power to control the speech of its opponents. The power to censor opposition is a victory for a rising dictator, not his cause.

You’d think the Canadian HRT would take this as an occasion to question whether they should even exist, but, instead, it’s more likely that they’re just disappointed their hero was caught