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Anonymity as Free Speech

Justice John Paul Stevens, writing for the majority, stated, “The right to remain anonymous may be abused when it shields fraudulent conduct. But political speech by its nature will sometimes have unpalatable consequences, and, in general, our society accords greater weight to the value of free speech than to the dangers of its misuse.”

http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/93-986.ZS.html

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  • 9 months ago
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Some presidential bills including the recent extension of the Patriot Act are signed by a robotic autopen.

[msnbc]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43199763

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  • 11 months ago
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