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To: SSS Two
The opposition to Free Speech on FR never ceases to amaze me.

How do you feel about the right to yell "FIRE!" (when there isn't one) in a crowded enclosure?

17 posted on 01/24/2017 2:16:30 PM PST by Oatka
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To: Oatka
How do you feel about the right to yell "FIRE!" (when there isn't one) in a crowded enclosure?

Falsely shouting "Fire" in a crowded theater is not protected Free Speech. (See: Schenck v. United States).

Crude political hyperbole is not a knowing and willful threat against the President of the United States. (See: Watts v. United States). Hope that clears it up for you.

23 posted on 01/24/2017 2:26:55 PM PST by SSS Two
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