Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 19:48:01 -0500
From: George Trail <gtrail-AT-UH.EDU>
Subject: Re: PLC: LA: discursive self-regulation



>P.S. I was going to say the same about the U.S. constitution... Wasn't the
>free speech bit part of the Bill of Rights which (to bring in a bit of
>conspiracy thoery) was a sweetener to get the anti-federalists (those
>whose economic interests the federation did not serve) to sign the treaty.
>And anyway, I'm not sure this assembly of those crazy "demi-gods"
>(Jefferson) who made up the Philadelphia Convention really
>thought up the idea of free-speech did they? Isn't that idea too
>intangible and slippery to date exactly?
>
>Who can say?
>

Stanly Fish

g




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