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Old Mar 12, 2008, 11:20 am   #9 (permalink) (top)
Technosoul
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There is no conflict. The Constitution was made to limit the power of government. It has nothing to do with an individual's (or a "corporate individual's") actions.



Incidentally, a private business most certainly can discriminate against you because of your race.



No, it can't, because your "Constitutional right of free speech" is that the government cannot restrict your freedom of speech.

An illustration: Let's say we have a country with 4 citizens in it. Bob, Joe, Dan, and Matt. They elect Joe to be their leader. Joe makes a law: Bob may not punch Dan in the face. Matt punches Dan in the face. Did Matt break a law? No, he didn't. While Dan will almost certainly complain, the law applied to Bob's actions, not Matt's.



As stated before, no "Constitutional rights" also apply to private companies.



We don't. Your understanding of our law is flawed. If a company restricts their employees' right to speak out against them, they're not overriding "country law" since it does not apply to them in that case. However, companies cannot violate laws that apply to them, for example a company cannot make a policy that says dumping toxic chemicals into a river is allowed, because it violates the EPA.



Same here.
Sounds like you are a Ron Paul supporter. He won 3rd place in the Mississippi primary on the Republican ticket yesterday.
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