I totally agree that our freedom of speech is not in the legal, literal sense of the word.
The US and Aus are the same that we can have our freedom of speech taken away by legislation. The good thing about the US is that the US Supreme Court has the Constitution to help it decide whether or not those laws should be upheld.
I don't like Howard, but one thing he has said that I agree with is that Australia needs a Bill of Rights similar to one in the US. We need our rights protected constitutionally. I need to see how he wants that Bill of Rights to be structured, but it is a good idea. |