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ceejayozlast Saturday at 4:39 PM1 replyview on HN

Sure; we have to resolve conflicts between two sets of people with rights sometimes. The inalienable right to free speech doesn't extend to defamation and fraud; the inalienable right to freedom of movement doesn't apply to jailed murderers.

Unconscionability is a bit like obscenity; hard to perfectly define, but sometimes quite clear.


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SauntSolairelast Saturday at 4:44 PM

> The inalienable right to free speech doesn't extend to defamation and fraud

You have a strange definition of "inalienable".

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