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NYC AUTHORITY CAN NOW BAN ADS THAT COULD ‘INCITE OR PROVOKE VIOLENCE
The Blaze ^ | September 28, 2012 at 1:49pm | Billy Hallowell

Posted on 09/28/2012 11:31:59 AM PDT by barmag25

The epic battle between American Freedom Defense Initiative executive director and blogger Pamela Geller and The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) culminated with a court decision that forced the transit authority to permit the display of controversial ads about radical Islam. But the story didn’t end there. As TheBlaze reported this morning, Geller’s case caused the MTA to rethink the manner in which it handles First Amendment issues, leading to the adoption of some potentially-controversial measures.

On Friday, TheBlaze spoke with a spokesperson who confirmed some of the details surrounding the case, while clarifying the new changes that passed on Thursday. As noted, one of the emergent provisions that was added into the public company’s advertising standards in the wake of the Geller debate allows the MTA to deny ads it deems could incite violence.

As previously noted, a document, reflecting yesterday’s changes, was released by the MTA to TheBlaze this morning. It highlights the transit authority’s advertising standards and reads, in part, “The licensee (‘advertising contractor’) shall not display or maintain any advertisement that falls within one or more of the following categories.” One of the category sections reads:

The advertisement, or any information contained in it, is directly adverse to the commercial or administrative interests of the MTA or is harmful to the morale of MTA employees or contains material the display of which the MTA reasonably foresees would incite or provoke violence or other immediate breach of the peace, and so harm, disrupt, or interfere with safe, efficient, and orderly transit operations.

(Excerpt) Read more at theblaze.com ...


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KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; freespeech; pamgeller; sharia; speech
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To: CondorFlight
Response from the All Communist Lawyers Union.
21 posted on 09/28/2012 11:48:53 AM PDT by pabianice (washington, dc ..)
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To: barmag25

Are they just afraid of the Muslims?


22 posted on 09/28/2012 11:49:33 AM PDT by stanne
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To: stanne

I always thought California was going to be the first state to go Sharia


23 posted on 09/28/2012 11:51:07 AM PDT by molson209
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To: barmag25
I feel some violence coming on. If it'll finally get some of these idiotic MSM Left-wing sh*tbags off the air...

"Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."

24 posted on 09/28/2012 11:51:12 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: barmag25

Anti-blasphemy laws managed by the Mullah Transportation Authority.


25 posted on 09/28/2012 11:53:05 AM PDT by andyk (I have sworn...eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.)
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To: barmag25

So I guess they’re saying that muzzies have tendencies toward violent reactions.....


26 posted on 09/28/2012 11:57:08 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Happy to be represented by Lt. Col. Allen West)
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To: barmag25

And the lesson learned is that violence works.


27 posted on 09/28/2012 11:57:27 AM PDT by Drill Thrawl (I can haz CW 2 now?)
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To: CondorFlight

ACLU will be right on this as soon as the 10 commandments get posted on the bus.


28 posted on 09/28/2012 11:59:48 AM PDT by Gasshog
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To: CondorFlight
Where’s the ACLU?

They are smiling with joy.

The leftist ACLU is like all on the left -- hearts filled with pure evil and with a lust for absolute power.

29 posted on 09/28/2012 12:00:56 PM PDT by sand88
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To: barmag25

The death-knell of free speech. Anything and everything can incite violence—from “Please don’t walk on the grass” to “Jesus Saves.” Never mind that the da** film had nothing to do with the murder, the embassy attacks, or the demonstrations!


30 posted on 09/28/2012 12:04:07 PM PDT by Mach9
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To: barmag25

Who would have thought that New York would be the first to fall to Sharia.

I always figured Detroit.


31 posted on 09/28/2012 12:06:45 PM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: barmag25

I guess that means no Republican campaign ads............


32 posted on 09/28/2012 12:20:39 PM PDT by Red Badger (Is it just me, or is Hillary! starting to look like Benjamin Franklin?.................)
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To: sten
Achtung !

Your comment has been noted and you have been counted.
You are Thought Criminal #27483309

Write down your number and report to the local Kommissar at the nearest railroad station.

Don’t forget to bring warm clothes and a shovel.


33 posted on 09/28/2012 12:20:54 PM PDT by Iron Munro (US Embassies Come and Go But An Obama Apology Lasts Forever)
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To: barmag25

Pam Geller will be all over this.

An obvious attempt to evade a court ruling.


34 posted on 09/28/2012 12:22:20 PM PDT by Iron Munro (US Embassies Come and Go But An Obama Apology Lasts Forever)
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To: barmag25

So no more anti-Christian ads?

remember the atheist group than ran ads?


35 posted on 09/28/2012 12:28:15 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: barmag25
NYC AUTHORITY INCORRECTLY BELIEVES IT CAN NOW BAN ADS THAT COULD ‘INCITE OR PROVOKE VIOLENCE

Fixed. NYC needs to read up on the First Amendment, specifically "chilling" free speech.

36 posted on 09/28/2012 12:33:52 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: barmag25

I suggest staging fist fights over commercial ads like Calvin Klein’s and other corporate advertising. Make it impossible for anyone to advertise and see how fast this gets reversed.


37 posted on 09/28/2012 12:37:07 PM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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To: barmag25

Obama: “Hmmmm MTA? Hot damn! take this down. Executive order Number dot dot dot. . . Internet postings and opinions aired on radio talk shows that are directly adverse to the social or administrative interests of the world community or are harmful to the morale of the world’s peoples or contain material the display of which the United States government reasonably foresees would incite or provoke violence or other immediate breach of the peace, and so harm, disrupt, or interfere with safe, and orderly . . . .”


38 posted on 09/28/2012 12:37:42 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: MNJohnnie
Ok, then let file complaints against all the various Leftist pro Obama ads because they might incite violence.

We could use all the MSM articles about violent, racist, "tea baggers" spitting on Nagy Piglousy and shouting racist remarks at others as justification. Maybe even some of the ones where the Tea Party was initially blamed for things like crashing small planes into IRS buildings.

Their agitprop could be used against them.

39 posted on 09/28/2012 12:58:37 PM PDT by Repeat Offender (Official Romney/GOP-E Platform - We suck less)
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To: barmag25

They better not put up any ads with Sarah Jessica Parker trying to look sexy. If they do, I will take out an entire train of innocents!!!


40 posted on 09/28/2012 1:01:08 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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