[billbears]

That's right. Which means it is completely legal to speak out against our respective leaders. Just as it's completely legal to burn a piece of cloth that is a symbol. You know you're dangerously close to the Alien and Sedition Acts the Framers, namely Jefferson, saw fit to throw out.

[so_real]

Remember, though, the Sedition Act was actually enforced (the Alien Acts were not) and actually worked to the advantage of the Jeffersonian-Republicans as a rallying point for administration change. Also, back then, the French were the good-Republic guys and the British were the bad-Federalist guys. Just shows-to-go-ya, things change. Even a "bad law" at the "right time" can have a positive effect.