05-14-2009, 07:19 PM
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. . . in a way that they don't apply. The fourth amendment puts limitations on what the government can do, not on private individuals, and especially not on the media. You've fallen in the same trap as those who get banned from a site for posting something and then cry 'first amendment'. The Bill of Rights limits the government, not the people.
--Pete
Exactly. And this woman also doesn't seem to understand her "rights to free speach" despite repeatedly claiming she has been punished for exerting them. Firstly, I fail to see how she has in any way been punished for anything she has said. She is still Miss California, she wasn't fired from the position. If she is arguing that she was punished by not getting the title of Miss USA then she is obviously crying to the wrong people. She was acting as an employee of Miss Universe Inc when she answered that question and as such is required to represent and adhere to her corporate and contractual obligations. As was Perez Hilton. If she really feels she is being unfairly treated for answering in a way she truly believes why don't we see her quiting the pageant and relinquishing the title of Miss California?
Of course she wasn't let go! The Donald is a thorough believer that any publicity is good publicity and this woman is either buying into it or she is too dense to realize what her principles are and how to stick up for them.