I see this tonight on Neil Gaiman's blog.



And I sort of watch it and blink and try to do this denial thing. Shut up--no way! There is so no such thing as the Obscene Publications Act or the Official Secrets Act! England may have been like that with old Mad King George, but not now! Surely they have upgraded to Democracy 2.0!

But, sadly, of course, it is all true, and more. (The Libel Law entry really made my jaw drop.)

So, First Amendment.  I guess I have this naive habit of mistaking it for common sense.  I just never thought that England . . . .

Oh well.  CBLDF.  And the First Amendment Center.  Well, and the thing itself.