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Re:The argument against "downvote". A slight violation of th... by mhb on Sunday June 15, 2008 @06:43PM (#218229)
Unless the US government has taken over Hacker News, the first amendment is not relevant.
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Re:The argument against "downvote". A slight violation of th... by cheponis on Sunday June 15, 2008 @07:19PM (#218246)
His reference to the First Amendment is clearly allegorical - is that not obvious?
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Re:The argument against "downvote". A slight violation of th... by mhb on Sunday June 15, 2008 @09:19PM (#218316)
From his edit, it is clear that it is not.
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Re:The argument against "downvote". A slight violation of th... by thaumaturgy on Sunday June 15, 2008 @08:46PM (#218301)
It is, but that doesn't make it less wrong.

There is no logical stance for saying that a website owner must, or ethically should, permit any particular opinion.

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