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Old 06-02-2005, 09:56 PM  
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Originally Posted by pr0
you can't shut down rooms, its an attack on the 1st ammendent,
Sorry to inform you... the Bill of Rights only applies to PUBLIC (read: government) action only. Private actions are exempt (with some exceptions).

See http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/proj...tateaction.htm

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As a general rule, the owner of private property is free to restrict expressive activitites of others on the property. You are under no First Amendment obligation to admit people into your living room and then listen to them blow off about any topic of their choice. Similarly, an owner of a restaurant has no duty to allow persons who dislike the food she serves into the restaurant so the person can annoy customers or discourage others from eating there.
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