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To: jude24

I think our constitution has a freedom of speech clause. If blacks can use it why can't whites?


111 posted on 10/23/2005 2:19:29 PM PDT by John D
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To: John D
Free speech means the government can't regulate your speech. It doesn't mean that all decent people in the world shouldn't condemn their racisim.

Secondly, free speech only applies to speech of value. Low-value speech is not covered by the First Amendment. Fighting words are not considered protected content - and if there is anything that is more offensive than Nazi propaganda, I don't know what it is.

114 posted on 10/23/2005 2:23:05 PM PDT by jude24 ("Stupid" isn't illegal - but it should be.)
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To: John D

I think our constitution has a freedom of speech clause. If blacks can use it why can't whites?

Because there's often a wide chasm between "could" and "should."


117 posted on 10/23/2005 2:47:51 PM PDT by durasell
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