http://overlawyered.com/2008/07/memphis-police-director-sues-for-names-of-bloggers-critical-of-mpd/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:26:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://overlawyered.com/2008/07/memphis-police-director-sues-for-names-of-bloggers-critical-of-mpd/comment-page-1/#comment-25411 Todd Rogers Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:24:09 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7303#comment-25411 Surely there are a few Con-Lawyer who read this site and will chime in. Last time I read <i>The Federalist Papers,</i> I recall a few comments about dissent aimed at the government being necessary in a free society. Maybe I was dreaming at the time but something tells me there is a difference between a corporation suing for libel and a government suing its citizens who dissent. Did I imagine that or were the Framers and Founders kind of in to that sort of thing...calling a spade a spade? Surely there are a few Con-Lawyer who read this site and will chime in. Last time I read The Federalist Papers, I recall a few comments about dissent aimed at the government being necessary in a free society. Maybe I was dreaming at the time but something tells me there is a difference between a corporation suing for libel and a government suing its citizens who dissent. Did I imagine that or were the Framers and Founders kind of in to that sort of thing…calling a spade a spade?

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