[ga] Sidetracked Censor

[Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>]

Censoring of a list is not in and of itself bad. The two major downsides are: 
Liability and Prior Restraint.  
When we begin process of censoring we decide what and when may be posted. When 
we undertake that duty/responsibility we become publishers/editors. We become 
liable for the words used. So if we publish when Billy calls Suzie a whore we 
are in the chain of distributing that defamation and are responsible therefore.
 
The grave danger to openness and transparency in censoring comes when Sotiris 
really wants to say something but is afraid because it may get him censored.  
Or if George sees Sotiris get censored for saying something then he becomes 
afraid to speak on the issue and remains silent and society does not get to 
here what he has to say. 
 
But what ICANN does on this list is not only censoring of words. What ICANN 
does is not acceptable within modern day notions of civil and human rights. It 
bans and shuns people. And it does so in secret without debate or open or 
transparent diliberations. This is the lowest of all forms of discrimination of 
freedom of thought and speech. It is like being forced to ride at the back of 
the bus or refusing service on race or denying voting on gender. 
 
Soon to be Justice Kegan, forbid military from recruiting at her school.  She 
did this because of a ban the military has on certain sexual preferences. No 
logical person can argue against her point.  ICANN has a contract with the US 
government yet it is allowed to ban people based upon speech and political 
views.  This is a violation of all that is right.  It is an afront to the UN 
and US standards of human rights. It is insane that it continues.