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To: ladyinred
The First Amendment protects ALL political speech and that is what this clearly is. Some of us believe so much in the absolute nature of that Amendment that even crying "Fire!" in a non-burning theater should be protected.

It is, as Justice Hugo Black noted, the price of freedom.
111 posted on 07/20/2003 5:29:37 PM PDT by StupidQuestions
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To: StupidQuestions
The 1st Amendment does not protect all political speech, it only protects all exclusively political speech.

If I give a speech spouting a political ideology and giving the reasons arising from that ideology why we should go down next week and assassinate political figures - I would (and should) get get some extra special federal attention.
129 posted on 07/20/2003 5:34:19 PM PDT by BCrago66
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To: StupidQuestions
Some of us believe so much in the absolute nature of that Amendment that even crying "Fire!" in a non-burning theater should be protected.

Should people be allowed to post classified information on the internet? Not letting them violates their free speech.

Should people be allowed to threated to kill others?

Should people be allowed to pass out NAMBLA pamphlets at playgrounds?

I'm pretty libertarian leaning as far as government intrusion goes, but you've got to be kidding if you think that totally unrestricted speech is a good thing.

137 posted on 07/20/2003 5:35:20 PM PDT by Steel Wolf (Stop reading my tagline.)
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