Re: Day 1 of the CJ vs. Jeff Gordon show

[Charlie_Kaufman@iris.com]

John Gilmore wrote:

>I arrived in the courtroom about 2PM, which was apparently about when
>the trial actually started.  The guards at the entrance wouldn't let
>me bring in my cellophone and laptop.  One of them actually told me I
>couldn't bring pen and paper into the courtroom unless I was a
>journalist.  His partner luckily set him straight that citizens in the
>USSA still have a few First Amendment rights, even in the halls of
>justice.

I don't understand why you would find this surprising. We all know
that the pen is mightier than the sword, and you wouldn't expect
them to let you bring a sword, would you?

     --charlie kaufman