07-25-2010, 05:34 AM
First Amendment Wrote:Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
There's a reason why this was the FIRST Amendment and not the 17th or 23rd. America's founders understood the importance of the rights of religion and free speech. You are right Ben, $100,000 hardly seems like enough for the loss of these vital liberties.
I'd also like to see individual liability imposed on the government slugs who deny people their essential freedoms, rather than just letting them hide behind governmental immunity and forcing the taxpayers to foot the bill.
That's why God created E&O insurance. Egregious repeat offenders like Contreras and certain UIUC admins would be uninsurable and hence unemployable, and we all would be better off.