Amendment XYZ (vanity)

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[atomic conspiracy]

We have all heard anti-war protestors and Hollywood celebrities complain that their right of free speech is being trampled, especially when evil right-wing conspirators (that's us, folks) say mean things about them. As Jeanine Garofalo (certainly a noted legal scholar) recently declared, "All of your criticism of the peace activists is suppressing free speech!" One might wonder where they get this vision of their rights.

As a public service, I have researched this subject, and have discovered the text of an otherwise unknown Constitutional Amendment that seems to be common knowledge among lefties. I wanted to call it Amendment "X" for unknown, but this might cause confusion with the real Tenth Amendment, so I have changed it to "XYZ":

"The first article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed. The right of all progressives, socialists, dissidents, and protestors to be free from criticism, ridicule, opposition, or hostility shall not be abridged. The right of such persons to the forum and audience of their choice shall not be abridged. The right of such persons to be taken seriously shall not be abridged. The right of such persons to vandalize property or perform any bodily act in public in furtherance of ideological expression shall not be abridged. Congress and the people's commisariat for the suppression of thoughtcrime may, at their discretion, direct the creation of a special authority, to include informal deputies, to police compliance with this amendment in thought, word, and deed."

[expatpat]

Free-speech rights allow her to speak her junk, free-speech rights allow us to criticize her for what she says. Nuff said.

[RKV]

Free speech for me, but not for thee.

[DED]

Susan Sarandon was complaining about how she's criticized for speaking her mind, and this is censorship.
Like my daughter said, she's got the right to say what she thinks and we have the right to dislike her for it.
Censorship, last I heard, was when someone is disallowed from speaking out.
Kind of like so many colleges are doing with conservative groups on campus.