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  From: Daniel <daniel@webmedia.com.au>
  To  : Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org>
  Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 19:22:51 +0930

Re: Motion of opposition to internet cencorship legislation

Mark Newton wrote:
> 
> C4IS wrote:
> 
>  > Just imagine how much more progress we might have
>  > made (e.g. on positive e-commerce legislation) had
>  > there been a Bill of Rights -or- a Freedom of Speech
>  > clause at the right point in our legislative framework.
> 
> Great - But we don't have one, and it's unlikely that we'll see
> one in my lifetime.  Deal with it.

We have an implied right of free speech. That is it's implied enough to
win several recent court cases... 

Daniel.
>

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