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To: lizma2
At least one California judge on the side of the Constitution.

No, he's really not: you see, the free speech thing just isn't applicable, at all. (The first amendment, as written, ONLY applies to Congress.)
By calling this a free speech issue, which it isn't, he's setting up more precedent for ignoring the previous fact; also, because free speech is irrelevant to the case, he's setting it up as easy to appeal.

No, it would be far more straightforward to cite the Thirteenth Amendment (prohibition of involuntary servitude) and simply acknowledge that forcing the services from the man would indeed be involuntary servitude.

21 posted on 02/06/2018 5:12:34 PM PST by Edward.Fish
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To: Edward.Fish

Great Point.

Beginning of the first...”Congress shall make no law.”

I know that free speech is an inalienable right but I missed the legal nuances. Thank you.

I’ve been listening to Levin lately. His show on Hegel was fantastic.

Time to listen to Hillsdale’s coarse on the Constitution again. It’s been awhile.


31 posted on 02/06/2018 6:12:44 PM PST by lizma2
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