Re: EU Promotes Continent-Wide Censorship

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Fri, 19 May 2006, Brian Loe wrote:

> Can property be seized from you and given to someone else? Well then,
> it's not legal.
>
> In America you have a right to a jury trial any time you can lose
> freedoms or property.

Yes, you inherited that from us.

> Our original wording of the DoI said "life,
> liberty and property" I am told - and it seems to ring true, we hold
> property to be a pretty important part of freedom.

You can have jury trials in civil cases. But the defendant can choose a 
judge-only trial. Libel is a civil matter, not a criminal matter. The 
prosecution is brought by the injured party, not by the public prosecutor.

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