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>And that Google isn't limited by the Constitution I'm pretty sure it is...

• lowkeykiwi 13y ago
  In what way? The Constitution creates the federal government and restricts it's actions.
• wiredfool 13y ago
  Google is (modulo the corporation/person thingy) granted rights under the Constitution. The Constitution only limits Google to the extent that it's the basis for the system of laws that do the limiting.
  • CWuestefeld 13y ago
    Further semantic hairsplitting, perhaps: Not Google nor any other person is granted rights under the Constitution. Given the Natural Rights philosophy subscribed to by many of the founders, as described by John Locke and others, the rights of the people pre-exist, simply by virtue of their being people. The Constitution comes later. It describes a set of enumerated powers that the people have decided to cede to the government that they're creating. The way you describe it is the other way around from this.
• swalkergibson 13y ago
  Not directly. Google is bound by the statutes enforced by the federal and state governments who are empowered by the Constitution to govern. That is why Google can censor its index to clear it of things it does not like, if it so desired. Additionally, it could establish that the official religion of Google is from here forth Pastafarianism and while that might run afoul of some workplace regulations in certain jurisdictions, there is nothing in the Constitution that prevents Google from doing so.
• MrZongle2 13y ago
  Nope. If Google deletes your comments on a YouTube video, it's not a violation of the 1st Amendment. If Google employees take a good, long look at your email or the documents you have in Drive, it's not a violation of the Fourth.