>>>But we live in a free republic with a constitutional framework that includes the First Amendment.
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>I thought this was the chatter section of an international support site based in Canada.

Nice try, but not falling for the bait :)

But I am curious why you replied to me and not Peter, who first raised the issue of what can and can't be said in certain countries.

My exchange with Peter (and indirectly with Marcia) was under the context of 3 U.S. citizens.