Interesting article on Door to Door and the law

by Asheron 2 Replies latest jw friends

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  Asheron

  http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/stratton.html

  WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC., et al., PETITIONERS v.
  VILLAGE OF STRATTON et al.

  My favorite part:

  Finally, the cases demonstrate that efforts of the Jehovah?s Witnesses to resist speech regulation have not been a struggle for their rights alone. In Martin, after cataloging the many groups that rely extensively upon this method of communication, the Court summarized that ?[d]oor to door distribution of circulars is essential to the poorly financed causes of little people.....?
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  rebel8

  the cases demonstrate that efforts of the Jehovah?s Witnesses to resist speech regulation have not been a struggle for their rights alone.

  True, but they were not doing it to assist anyone else in accessing their rights. Any impact it had upon anyone else's rights or treatment was a side effect.

  It is also important to note how much the wts has done to regulate the speech of others. Check out my past thread about this topic in my profile history. You will see at least one example of them claiming on their web site how pro-free-speech they are and then the legal and other steps they took to regulate the speech of others.
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  fokyc

  The Dubs had better start another case here in England, several areas are banning 'cold calling',

  http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=139331&command=displayContent&sourceNode=139314&contentPK=15421265&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch

  Fokyc