Don’t you mean Jesis?
What kills me is when newbies whine about the “clique”, and about other posters being favored because of their tenure and post count. They’re not the ones being judged unfairly; they’re judging the oldbies unfairly.
When you’re in a new place, any new place, whether it’s a school or an office or a message board, you should lay low and observe for a while. Sparticus jumped to a conclusion about Anthracite, based on one post. She has (right now) 5452 posts. I don’t know how many of those he might have read, but he either hasn’t read them or didn’t take them into account when he launched his attack. He may claim that her post made a bad first impression on him, but that’s too darn bad. It is up to him to make a good first impression on all of us.
You only get one chance to make a first impression. But there are plenty of those who don’t want to make any kind of good impression at all; they lurk for a while, looking for a good moment to step in and cause trouble, then act surprised when people react.
Lord knows I’ve tried to be patient, but this is getting silly. Let me make this very clear, pantom. You’re completely wrong. You’re so wrong that there’s no direct flight to Rightville from where you are.
Just as a point of reference, I’m going to post the text of the First Amendment. Then I’m going to run through some basics for those who still don’t seem to get it.
Note the very first word – Congress. American Airlines is not Congress. I don’t have a cite handy for that one so please trust me. Since AA is not Congress, the First Amendment doesn’t apply to American’s actions.
But, you say, the airport was paid for by taxpayer money. So fucking what? AA still isn’t Congress or any other branch of government which is essential to a First Amendment argument (see text above). Many sports stadiums are publicly financed, yet the management can tell its employees what they can and cannot wear, including restricting any or all political statements. The UPS drivers are out in public spaces all the time, yet company policy still applies to them when they’re on the clock.
Let’s even assume that Starbucks opens a store in the Capitol to serve Congress. Since Starbucks is a private business, they could still impose their dress code on the employees. Why? Because Starbucks is not Congress. It doesn’t matter that the employees are in a taxpayer financed building. Starbucks can still say that its employees can not wear political buttons while working at Starbucks.
This argument sucks, too. Are you seriously arguing that the First Amendment bars Anthracite from complaining? If so, please see my statements above. Anthracite is not Congress.
D’oh. Wrong thread. Sorry.