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To: TXDuke

And where has he broken the law, Einstein? You do know that political speech is protected under the 1st amendment, right?


49 posted on 09/17/2009 1:48:48 PM PDT by rintense (Senior Marketing / IT / UX architect unemployed and looking for work. Freepmail me if you have leads)
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To: rintense

This has nothing to do with 1st amendment rights.
This whole argument depends on the FULL cirumstances. If he was putting the flyers on private property, without the owner’s consent, then he is guilty trespassing and vandalism at the very least (and in TX he is very likely to be shot - which is justified in TX under our Castle Doctrine).
Yes, he has 1st amendment rights, but only until those rights infringe on someone else’s property rights. At least in TX, you can’t paint, post, or otherwise deface someone’s property in the name of the 1st amendment, without consent.
With your argument of 1st amendment rights, what is then stopping pro-Obummer supporters from coming on private property or public property and posting pro-obama posters without consent? You can’t have it both ways.


56 posted on 09/17/2009 2:05:20 PM PDT by TXDuke
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