[Eaker]

Once again you are a hypocrite.

Why was the walkout not free speech? Further, the 1st Amendment is a guarantee of free speech not a guarantee of a bully pulpit with a captive audience.

As an American you ALWAYS have the right to walk out.

Eaker

[Illbay]

Why was the walkout not free speech?

It was. It was simply INAPPROPRIATE time and place for an elected official to demonstrate. What they did was just wrong, and it was an embarrassment to the Republican party.

[steve-b]

As an American you ALWAYS have the right to walk out.

I'll have to remember to cite this doctrine next time the boss calls a boring staff meeting.

[Principled]

As an American you ALWAYS have the right to walk out.

Indeed.