Comments on: US Net free speech threat http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9777 p2pnet.net - reader powered Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:47:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ray http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9777/comment-page-1#comment-970200 Ray Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:54:06 +0000 #comment-970200 This is the way things should be, get off what we are on now This is the way things should be, get off what we are on now

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/9777/comment-page-1#comment-119070 Reader's Write Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:25:18 +0000 #comment-119070 Why is free speech so expensive? The legal fees. First before you open your mouth you must consult the lawyer and tell him or her what you plan to say or write, the speech. Then the laws of all countries where the speech will be heard (with the Internet that means over 200 countries) must be checked. Then the laws of each state, county ot country subdivision must also be checked. In all, your lawyer must check your speech against about 1,000 laws, just to make sure you can make your speech. Then, since all laws are incomplete and are completed by layer upon layer of jurisprudence (court decisions) which no one knows where they are, more research will be required. Perhaps a staff of 100 lawyers may complete the work in a year's time. This is for a 10 minute, no controversy speech, the type you may say at a birthday party, with no jokes (jokes can be the source diamation for entire countries, such a Poland). For a one hour politival speech, the reasearch will last well beyond election time. Then you have to hire an interpreter to interpret and simplify the report your lawyer has made, and a financial adviser to figure out how you can pay your legal bill. But better than through go through the research route, just follow these advises: -Stay out of politics. -Never speak before a camera or a microphone. -Never say who you are or use an alias. -Keep your mouth shut , even if a new bloody dictator is about to take over your country. -If you have not followed my advise, never visit abroad. They may be waiting for you at the airport. Don't move to a greener pasture, the land of the free. Over there it is the same thing or worse. The judge over there is so ignorant that he/she also thinks that ignorance of the law is no excuse. Yes, free speech is very expensive. More so if you picked the wrong lawyer and are sued anyway. BTW, if you are sued, the money you paid your lawyers will not be returned. Lawyers do not work like car mechanics, who must repair the car before collecting his bill. Lawyers work like surgeons, who get paif even if the surgery is a total failure or if you die in the operating room. Rafael Venegas htp://www.gvenegas.com Why is free speech so expensive? The legal fees.

First before you open your mouth you must consult the lawyer and tell him or her what you plan to say or write, the speech.

Then the laws of all countries where the speech will be heard (with the Internet that means over 200 countries) must be checked. Then the laws of each state, county ot country subdivision must also be checked. In all, your lawyer must check your speech against about 1,000 laws, just to make sure you can make your speech.

Then, since all laws are incomplete and are completed by layer upon layer of jurisprudence (court decisions) which no one knows where they are, more research will be required. Perhaps a staff of 100 lawyers may complete the work in a year’s time. This is for a 10 minute, no controversy speech, the type you may say at a birthday party, with no jokes (jokes can be the source diamation for entire countries, such a Poland). For a one hour politival speech, the reasearch will last well beyond election time.

Then you have to hire an interpreter to interpret and simplify the report your lawyer has made, and a financial adviser to figure out how you can pay your legal bill.

But better than through go through the research route, just follow these advises:

-Stay out of politics.
-Never speak before a camera or a microphone.
-Never say who you are or use an alias.
-Keep your mouth shut , even if a new bloody dictator is about to take over your country.
-If you have not followed my advise, never visit abroad. They may be waiting for you at the airport.

Don’t move to a greener pasture, the land of the free. Over there it is the same thing or worse. The judge over there is so ignorant that he/she also thinks that ignorance of the law is no excuse.

Yes, free speech is very expensive. More so if you picked the wrong lawyer and are sued anyway.

BTW, if you are sued, the money you paid your lawyers will not be returned. Lawyers do not work like car mechanics, who must repair the car before collecting his bill. Lawyers work like surgeons, who get paif even if the surgery is a total failure or if you die in the operating room.

Rafael Venegas
htp://www.gvenegas.com

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