Well, while he was certainly asshole supreme, I ain't about banning no one. Like Brutal pointed out with a quote from Voltaire, I never agreed with him (duh) but I don't personally feel he shudda been banned. I think the only ones that should be banned from public forums is spammers, who clog shit up with pointless and unwanted advertisements (like being stalked by a friggin commercial sometimes.)
If I had a forum, I would take a vote before banning anyone, and give the perp at least 3 warnings before I did. But that is just bitch-ass me. I don't believe in banning, ignoring, or shunning people who don't agree with me. Besides, they only do themselves an injustice.
And Northwest, you ain't no bad guy, I think you are funny and witty and I rather like you. None of us are 'bad guys' here to me (and that includes Cc, Vi, Brutal, Dave, JO and even bitch-boy Zen that won't post to me anymore cuz he's scared to), that is reserved for baby killers and super-cooperation fat cats.
Oh, and one other thing, Dave is not Cc, he's been on for awhile (mite look bad if he had signed up just when Cc was banned) and he isn't near as big a jerk as Cc was anyway. Not that I agree with Dave, but I don't think he is Cc in disguise, either.
Sooooooo, was he banned for his political beliefs or for his constant personal attacks on everyone or what?