The fact is that they DID shut the blog down and without notice or discussion. It is completely contrary to the nature of the blogging community. The blog host should relate to bloggers in the same spirit of community conversation as the service itself creates and recommends. In many circles this would be considered gross hypocrisy.
Perhaps your mind wants to justify it by claiming that it is Google's business and that they can do whatever they please with it. However, that logic does not yield either consistency or truth. Google cannot allow anyone of any age to access pornographic materials on their website. This is one extreme example of what Google CANNOT do with their business. Google cannot use their business to propagate or support any acts of hostility against the U.S. government and still operate their business within the U.S. There are many responsibilities that Google must fulfill as a business. They MUST pay taxes to the U.S. government. They must abide by many corporate and civil laws.
There are rules regarding thier services and conduct with regard to their relationship to the public. Blogspot is a public service and therefore a public space. We have the freedom of speech and the freedom to assemble, even for protest. If Blogger targets me or my blogs due to the presence of THIS blog, which you are reading, they have deprived me of my civil rights and are subject to a federal law suit. Believe me! I WILL take it to the ACLU if it happens.
As I have posted in my profile on other services, I am a true red-blooded American. The European side of my family goes back to 1701 in America and the Native American side almost as far back as the earliest arrivals to North America. In spite of many travesties committed by the U.S. government officials in history, I believe that when our officials were acting according to the principles of America as a protection against despotism, they were standing on righteous principles. I also believe that every citizen and every legal entity (corporation) has both a moral responsibility and legal obligation to follow these same principles especially but not exclusively when conducting public business or business in public spaces. Google has gone against these principles.
In my estimation when a person or corporation breaks the principles that safeguard us against despotism they have committed treason and they should be severely reprimanded first as a warning. If they do not desist their despotic practices they should be penalized severely, all property and capital seized, the Executive officers sentenced to 30 years in prison and the corporation liquidated. The proceeds should be dispersed equally among private organizations that protect our civil liberties.
The executive officers should be stripped of their opportunity to operate either as owner, executive officer, manager, board member or any other leadership faculty of any sort of commercial business. The ban should be for life and nationwide.
Democracy and Freedom are the power of the People! Use them or lose them!
