Ron,
I see your problem. "Surely in a rational society...." See, your're
making the assumption that we here in the U.S. are rational. Have the
last eight years taught you nothing?
Chas. Gaunce
Law Librarian
University of Texas at El Paso
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From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On
Behalf Of Ronald Huttner
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:08 AM
To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: [LAW-LIB:57517] Birthday Cakes For Mini-Nazis ?
I've just been reading the story about the charming New Jersey couple
and the shop that refused to make a birthday cake for their (no doubt
equally charming) 3-year-old son, little Adolf Hitler Campbell. Are
there no laws in the USA designed to protect minors from having their
lives ruined forever by their neo-nazi, moronic and selfish parents ?
Does the First Amendment guarantee of free speech really mean that any
parent is completely free to give his/her child whatever name he/she
chooses - no matter how utterly appalling it may be or how likely the
child will suffer grievously as a result ? Surely in a rational society
there must be limits to the right to free speech. Here in Australia we
have no equivalent to the First Amendment and my understanding is that
the various State and Territory Registrars Of Births, Deaths And
Marriages have a statutory discretion to refuse to register an
outrageous or offensive name. I'd be really interested to hear what USA
List-Members think of this case.
Ron Huttner LL.B (Hons)
(Retired) Barrister, Solicitor, Law Lecturer and Legal Researcher
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
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