Posted on 07/27/2009 2:15:09 PM PDT by JessieHelmsJr
Is Concord Mills infringing on a business owner’s first amendment rights?
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Freep this poll please
About halfway down the page.
http://www.wbtv.com/
May I point out that the First Amendment does not address the free speech rights of shopping mall tenants or the rights of mall owners to infringe upon it? It says “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech...” What that means is THE GOVERNMENT cannot infringe on freedom of speech. It was written to rein in the government. So this is a dumb question.
The 1st Amendment is not in play in this case. Only the government is subject to it.
ditto #3 and #4
It’s the wrong question. He’s not the owner, he’s a leasee and doesn’t have Free Speech rights on someone else’s private property.
The correct question is “Are the mall operators honoring their legally binding lease agreement?”. Or possibly, “Is the mall management violating it’s fiduciary responsibilities to the mall owners by harrassing kiosk leasee’s for political reasons?”
That said, right minded conservatives should continue to picket the mall and give the mall management a real headache and public relations nightmare.
FREEP this poll, on behalf of all anti-President Zero protesters everywhere!
You may but that doesn't change the way the poll question is framed it only points out the silliness of it. The poll will still be counted via the numbers of yays or nays no matter what the actual legality is.
Exactly. Thank You!
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86% yes so far!
Sometimes you just have to answer for what you know they’re looking for, not what they’re really asking.
None of the answers on this poll are correct. Even Spivack isn’t making any of the arguments there.
BTTT
Yes. Regardless of his message, the man has a right to sell his products. 86%
No. His message is offensive to some and Concord Mills is private property. 12%
I'm not sure. 2%
I told them what I wanted them to hear. But with language usage like this:
They allow liberal media in there," said Theresa Pasek. "They didn't hesitate to show the Michael Moore film a few years ago when it was out, and now that someone conservative wants to sell their wears , they're not allowing them."
It's no wonder a complex abstract thought like "rights" is beyond them.
“sell their wears”
The curse of spellcheck. Blame the schools.
There having trouble with they’re spell chucker their.
They get paid to write. There should be a malpractice suit filed.
I also have found that math skills atrophy as calulators and those pictorial cash registers are used.
Yes. Regardless of his message, the man has a right to sell his products. 86%
No. His message is offensive to some and Concord Mills is private property. 12%
I’m not sure. 2%
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