In article <cq06fg02aj5@news1.newsguy.com>, "Richard" <Anonymous@127.001> wrote:
Larry wrote:
To deny even a foreign dissident the right to publish, is in essence,
denying the person the "right to freedom of speech", which is in total
contradiction to the Constitution and for what this country was based
upon.
The point to the lawsuit was denial of services simply because the woman was
a resident of a sanctioned country.
Yeah, so?
She could have probably had it published in a dozen countries, but she
wanted a US publisher to do it.
Lots of people don't get what they want.
My question is, how does the US Treasury get involved in this?
Because the issue is one which Congress has committed to the jurisdiction
and authority of the Treasury Department.
Wouldn't sanctions be covered under the jurisdiction of the Attorney
General's office?
No. Nearly every government agency can sanction those who violate their
regulations (think of the FCC sanctioning CBS for the Janet Jackson
halftime incident). The "Attorney General's Office," as you call it, is
the Department of Justice, which would be involved if there was a criminal
prosecution.
Face it, the lawsuit wasn't against the Treasury dept. at all, but against
the entire US government.
That very well may be true. In most governments, you can't sue just one
agency or department. Like if you trip and fall in the footwear section
of Sears, you don't sue the shoe department, you sue Sears.
Wonder if she would have won had she not won the Peace Prize?
Well, gee, I bet her winning some prize predetermined the outcome of the case.
