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To: CitizenUSA

Indeed. The Constitution does not guarantee the right to not be offended.


27 posted on 05/05/2014 9:19:21 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: BuckeyeTexan
The Constitution does not guarantee the right to not be offended.

To the liberal justices, I'm sure there's a random penumbra or hidden emanation that would guarantee it.

28 posted on 05/05/2014 9:21:38 AM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: BuckeyeTexan

As a Christian, I’m regularly offended by non-religious speech. I hear people cursing all the time, and they disrespect my Lord’s name. Nevertheless, I would never, ever use government to try and eliminate such offensive speech!

It’s very foolish, in my opinion, to ask government to regulate offensive speech, because who gets to determine what’s offensive? It’s entirely subjective. Anyone who uses government like that against their fellow citizens may very well see that power turned against themselves at some point! It’s like playing with fire.


29 posted on 05/05/2014 9:38:54 AM PDT by CitizenUSA (We can't have an American people that violate the law and then just walk away from it!)
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