You mean unless the person doing the speaking is a student wanting to share his or her religious beliefs at a graduation ceremony?
And, what does you comment have to do with the fact that Ventura is a bigot and jackass whose only talent in life is playing a heel in professional wrestling?
You quoted me: “Try the first amendment. Free speech means freedom to offend. If one were only free to say what offended no one, there would be no freedom of speech.” [Corrected.]
Then you wrote:
“You mean unless the person doing the speaking is a student wanting to share his or her religious beliefs at a graduation ceremony?”
No, it especially means a student expressing his religious beliefs, especially if someone else is offended by it. Free speech that everyone likes doesn’t need to be protected. The exception is private property, of course. No one has a right to use someone else’s platform for their speech.
Then you wrote:
“And, what does you comment have to do with the fact that Ventura is a bigot and jackass whose only talent in life is playing a heel in professional wrestling?”
Some were suggesting penalties for Ventura, which would have violated his free speech. Bigotry is ignorant, but it’s not against the law, nor should it be.
Here’s what I mean, from this article:
http://theautonomist.com/atnmst/jrnl_ii.php?art=95
“The freedom of religion and speech means that every individual is free to express what they believe in any terms they choose, and it does not matter where they are or when it is (except on someone else’s private property), whether in a government school or the chambers of government assemblies, they have that freedom of religion and speech.”
Hank