[MD] Changes in 2011

[rapsncows at fastmail.fm]

Horse,

> One thing that I have been putting a lot of thought into recently is how 
> to balance the right to speak freely with the right to be heard.
> It's a tricky one - how do you balance the interests of those that don't 
> scream and shout the loudest with those that do?
> Who upholds the rights of those who wish to have moderate and reasonable 
> debate?
> 
> Hmmm!
> 
> Horse
> 

"right to be heard"?  I am unfamiliar with such a right; and, I have to
say, I would be opposed to it.  Such a right would mean that someone
would have to be a slave to listening.  So, rather, I would reframe it
as: how do you balance the interests of those who want to scream and
shout the loudest versus the interests of those who want to *listen* to
the people who are quieter?

Tim
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