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"Last time i heard private or not as long as the server that runs this forum sits in the USA the owners of this have no right to decide who can say what."
Factually incorrect. An Internet service provider absolutely has the right to set terms of service, and in fact would be foolish not to do so as it might make them liable for speech or actions of their customers. This wesite constitutes a service provided to you, and regardless of cost or not, is indeed private property.
"1A isnt just for the govt its for every AMERICAN who chooses to use there rights."
This was fairly well addressed earlier, but I feel compelled to agree with that criticism. The bill of rights is a restraint on government power, not on individuals. You have no positive right to be heard, you merely have the right to be free of government restraint on your speech. And this is not because your speech is inherently valuable, but merely because we don't want the government to be the arbiter of what is valuable speech, or even what is the truth, because that power would be subject to abuse.
You have absolutely no right to be free of criticism. That would consititute a restraintof someone else's right to speech.
