Quote Originally Posted by goshawkr View Post
If someone had posted these comments in response to something a NAFA official had posted in the NAFA subforum, the response would be (justifiable) outrage.

That is of course not to say that constructive discussion is not warranted - or even welcom - but the main thrust of the response here went well beyond that. Not counting those remarkable astute "Ditto" comments of course.
Geoff,
I don't think anything I said was disrespectful or out of line. You and I have spoken about many of these issues and while we disagree on some we agree on others. Abuse of power IS abuse of power and that is not tolerable. What gets in my craw about this PLF litigation is that the facts seem to indicate something other than the sensational complaint and all of the flashy stuff on their web page indicate.
It sort of reminds me of the stuff you see on Fox news or PBS that is designed to get their particular audience all riled up on the far right and far left respectively. You and I know that there are three sides to every story, the two arguments that the disagreeing parties put forth and the truth.

Let's be honest, I have posed some of these questions such as why are the parties who could arguably have had their rights violated not the plaintiffs? Why are they claiming that their 1st amendment rights are violated by not being able to charge for a presentation when they can get an educational permit which allows them to do so? Stuff like that. I have seen no attempt to set the record straight.
When you ask questions and people clam up then in my book they are hiding something and I think you can agree that it sounds suspicious.

I will definitely agree on one thing: Constructive discussion IS warranted but all I see is sensational press releases and a complaint that raises some questionable claims.

Your thoughts?