Constitutional Law Review: Court Jurisdiction over enforcing site rules

[Devil of Truth]

Ok. So call me stupid.
But if the connie says that “The Court may make its own rules of procedure and enforce them upon citizens who are before it, so long as such rules are in accordance with the constitution” and the connie also says “Freedom of speech … shall not be denied unless it violates Apolyton rules” then how can the court be so belligerent and arrogant to assume it can make decisions on behalf of Apolyton?

[Gilgamensch]

DoT I really don't want to be to sarcastic, but did you follow the discussion and did you read the connie?

The whole idea of the connie are rules within rules. We 'all' agreed on. But suddenly people don't like it anymore and they want to break the rules and just because of easyness go back to the other rules...........

So like small kids............

That annoying......................

[mapfi]

Thank you DoT - you got it.

[H Tower]

by saying freedom of speech cannot be denied unless you break forum rules, the reverse must be true. you break forum rules and the court can limit your freedom of speech.

[mapfi]

yes, but the sentence doesn't give the court the right to rule on forum rules, it only allows it to restrict the freedom of speech with its rulings if the rules have been violated - to decide that we have ACS staff.
E.g. If someone created DL's to vote multiple times, our moderator would probably ban that person for some time but additionally the court could punish that citizen. Including ways that a moderator can't, e.g. not allowing them to be candidate in a election.

[H Tower]

Originally posted by mapfi
yes, but the sentence doesn't give the court the right to rule on forum rules

and that is where we disagree

[mapfi]

yep, and no discussion is going to change my mind on that

[H Tower]

/me goes to look for another way to spark a discussion...