The First Amendment Limits Punitive Damage Awards in Libel Cases Involving Matters of Public Concern.
Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004)
FAIR COMMENT
fair comment. A statement based on the writer's or
speaker's honest opinion about a matter of public concern. • Fair comment
is a defense to libel or slander.
[Cases: Libel and Slander
48(1). C.J.S. Libel and Slander;
Injurious Falsehood §§ 91–92, 96, 98, 102–104.]
With First, Fifth & Fourteenth Amendments secured, Libel is almost obsolete.
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Read the recent suit brought by Indian National Congress (filed by Sonia) against Indian American Intellectual Forum for $100MM. Sonia had to face a humiliating defeat. She wasn't aware of First Amendment. Perhaps she confused India/Italy with US.
Sincerely,
Ashutosh Shrivastav
Founder/Secretary General
United Nationalist Nepalse (UNN)
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Subject: Re: Remove Me Please/[Dr.] Babu Ram Naya Nepal Kun Charako Nam
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I agree with Prof. Nawaraj Chaulagain, a scholar at Harvard
University. This has really been a nasty discussion all along ! Remove me please.
Rana 1616
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USA,03055
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/blog/rana1616
On 12/30/09, nawaraj chaulagain <cnaw...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I am sad and disheartened to read libelous statements and comments made against different religious communities, and my Hindu-Buddhist upbringing rooted to the study of religious texts and ritual practices does not teach me to harbor any negative thoughts that hurt the sentiments of others. Let us always commit to learn to love and support each other and have kindly attitudes, both in thoughts and actions, to ALL that sustain this bounteous earth! We should learn to rectify the past mistakes and advance with the new kind of understanding that transcends any narrow boundary and limited knowledge. May the New Year bring and consolidate peace, harmony, and brotherhood among all human beings and other entities of this planet!
PLEASE whoever is controlling this thread, kindly remove my email from the list!
Best wishes,
Nawaraj Chaulagain
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Dear Prasai jee:
Thanks for your informative article. I was not aware of the fact that in Sanskrit, Hindu means 'Hi'= Sun, 'Indu'= moon. I will add it in my forthcoming book 'Journey within Seven Chakras' based on Kundalini Yog.
We, all Hindus, are working together here in North America. Hindus are aware of the conspiracy of Christians and Muslims. I myself had written to Pope to stop dirty missionery activities in India, to which he did not bother to reply. He was recently attacked by a woman during Christmas eve. As per Bible, Christinity, and Judaism-the origin of Christinity, are seeing their end. Also, as per Quran, the judgement day is soon arriving.
As per my studies, Bible is written stories by many people as per their understanding though most of the stuff is copied from Ved Dharm literature. Jews killed Jesus and used his name to propogate Christinity in the world, in contrast to his own teachings. He did not want to see hypocricy of Jews, but Jews have gone to the top of management in Vatican city and are controlling all the activities of conversion to Christinity all over the world. Jews have even entered Ved Dharm thorugh ISKCON and are trying to control Ved Dharm by sitting on the top of the committees because they know the next major belief forthcoming is Ved Dharm.
As per my studies, Quran is a pieces of verses written in different times of Mohammad, but their order has been changed. The one which were written earlier have been sent last, and the last have come first. Again, Islam is trying to control the whole world as per Quran, which is nothing but ORDERS to followers of Quran, called Muslims, to kill non-Muslims. Those who kill non-Muslims are expect to get a place in Heaven, and those, who don't kill but help those who kill as think-tank in disguise, will be expected to get a place in Heaven, but those who do not follow ORDERS of Quran to kill or help to kill will go to Hell as they are Kafirs. As such, Muslims are killing Muslims who are Kafirs.
My view after stuyding all Bible, Quran and Bhagwad Geeta is BIBLE INSTRUCTS, QURAN ORDERS AND BHAGWAD GEETA INFORMS WITH ALLOWANCE TO DO AS PER WILL (YATHECHHISI TATHA KURU).
As per Vedas, from 2022 will start last part of Kaliyug that is Satyayug in Kaliyug. Each Maha Yug has been divided into four UpaMahaYugas called Yug viz.Sayta or Krut Yug, Treta Yug, Dwapar Yug and Kali Yug. Each Yug is subdivided into another four parts as a component of other Yugs. All four Yugs inclusive of four parts is called Mahayug. Kaliyug has seen till now Kaliyug Dwaparyug(earlier Yug was Dwaparyug), Kaliyug Tretayug, Kaliyug Kaliyug, and now from 2022, it will be Kaliyug Satyayug because next Yug coming is Satyayug. In Mahayug, the sequence will be Satyayug Kaliyug(last Yug would be Kaliyug), Satyayug Dwaparyug, Satyayug Satyayug, and Satyayug Tretayug(next coming Yug would be Tretayug) and so on.
Unfortunately, Hindus have let other new Kaliyug religions like Judaism, Christinity and Islam use our intellectual knowledge without any restrictions. They have used our knowledge in their names as we do not have 'copyright' system in Hinduism. I use Ved Dharm in place of Hinduism because it is the root and inclusive of all off shoots of present day Hinduism including Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists. The Ved Dharm (literally means Ved-v.vid, Knowledge, and Dharm-v. dhr, Holding Society Together through Righteousness). Ved Dharm is thus Knowledge based Righteous Society. Without 'copyright' locks, Ved Dharm has propogated with leaps and bound all over the world, especially after seeing shortcomings of Judaism, Christinity and Islam. Next major belief is, no doubt, Ved Dharm. However, we have to make changes in the customs (custom and religion are different, though Dharm includes both customs and religion components) created during Islam and Christian invading. We have to create new system of varnas which will not differentiate people by varna by birth(janana), but varna by action(karma).
When Christians have attacked Nepal, the only Hindu nation in the world, they have already called for their end. Hindu people and Devs-Devatas (who express themselves through human bodies) are tolerant, but once they decide to make change, THEY DO IT. ALL JUDAISM, CHRISTINITY, ISLAM AND OTHERS WHO TRIED TO DESTROY VED DHARM HAVE TO GO. ALL GODS AND GODESSES HAVE WEAPONS IN THEIR HAND, AND THEY HAVE DECIDED TO USE IT. ONLY HINDU DHARM RESPECTS WOMEN AND PRAY TO THEM AS GODDESSES. NO GOD IS COMPLETE WITHOUT HIS WIFE, GODDESS. THE NEXT REVOLUTION IS COMING FROM WOMEN, BHAGWAD GEETA SUBTLY CALLS IS 'PRAKRUTI', AND TO MEN, SHE CALLS 'PURUSH'. WITHOUT 'PURUSH', 'PRAKRUTI' IS NOT COMPLETE TOO.
Let's do that and support Apara Prakruti (Panch MahaBhute, Man, Buddhi and Ahamkar) to make it happen.
Jai Ved Dharm!
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