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Originally posted by sugar and spice
The U.S. Constitution does not protect your right to free speech. The only thing that the Constitution does is protect you from the government taking away your free speech -- however, other organizations, like GLOs which are completely voluntary to join, can abridge your free speech as much as they want because they're not a part of the American government.
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Sugar and Spice, you nailed it on the head.
Private organizations can set their own rules--groups like the Boy Scouts, etc have had to fight for their rules based on that distinction.
As much as I disagree w/ the decision the GLO made, I understand that they are concerned about the negative potential of open bulletin boards, just as those here are concerned about losing the positive impact.
I hope no one does anything rash about their affiliation. GLOs are supposed to be families. Families can talk to each other (I hope!) and come to some kind of understanding about how to use the new technology available today that wasn't dreamed of when Ida Shaw Martin was doing the advising.
Adrienne
