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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thistles" data-source="post: 66964" data-attributes="member: 3949">I don't think you understand the difference between what the Constitution guarantees and instances in which one can voluntarily give up a right in order to access a particular service. I have a right to freedom of speech, but if I go into a church service and begin screaming blasphemy, they can tell me to leave. I'd be trespassing on private property if I stayed and could be arrested. That's similar to the code of conduct on a forum. You can say whatever you want, but when you elect to use this forum you are agreeing to the standards of behavior set as a condition for use. That's totally different from "free speech." It's completely voluntary.You like guns, right? In my state (I have my CHP) any homeowner can tell me not to carry on his property and I must obey or I am breaking the law. I can own and carry my gun, but if I choose to be on someone's property, I have to follow his rules. That's a voluntary surrender of my right in exchange for access to his stuff. Does that analogy make sense?</blockquote>