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To: reasonisfaith
"Yelling fire in crowded theater"


This is NOT a limitation on the First Amendment, It's an example of "actions have consequences". It's perfectly legal to yell "FIRE" in a crowded theater so long as there is a fire.
It's the lie that's illegal, not the yelling...
40 posted on 03/17/2017 1:17:02 PM PDT by Hugh the Scot ( Total War)
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To: Hugh the Scot

You make a good distinction, one that furthers my point.

Terrorists hiding amongst members of a particular religion are perpetrating a similar crime and therefore don’t have the protection of the First Amendment.

Even if they’re citizens on American soil.


45 posted on 03/17/2017 2:56:27 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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