Judge questions whether Gates fundraiser broke gag order

[mr_lebowski]

18. I understand your point ... I for one don't believe that someone who gets, say ... a DUI ...

Even if it's their 10th DUI ... should be legally barred from drinking alcohol (unless they're in jail) ... because drinking alcohol is a legal act for adults in this country.

HOWEVER ... if, in order to avoid a more stringent sentence, you yourself STIPULATE, via a 'plea deal' that you are waiving that particular 'right' ... then you need to capitulate to 'the system' and do ... what you've agreed to do ... as part of said 'plea deal'.

Which I'm pretty sure is likely the case in this particular instance. The 'gag order' was agreed to by the criminal at hand .. and therefore, they've waived their '1st Amendment Right' ...

Seems pretty straight-forward. I mean, people don't get to even vote (another very basic right) in most states if they have recent (or even in some cases, ANY) felonies on their record.

To me that also friggin' sucks ... even if you've 'done your time' you're still a 'felon who can't vote'. That seems VERY f***ing wrong to me. But ... it's apparently within the law.

And TBH, I pretty much feel the same about 'sex offender registries' ... but I'm not getting into that here. We LOVE those here at DU, so ... I won't rock the boat with my personal feelings about the subject ... And no, I'm not on one, never have been, never will be. But don't agree with them in principle, unless you're on parole/probation.