Much like yourself, I have mixed feelings.
No matter how much I disagree with his message (and I do), I cannot see reason to abandon freedom of speech.
Who is to dictate what political or religious messages are deemed appropriate? Recently, this country has a history of politicians using their political power to squelch the voices of those that they do not agree with. Opportunists can always find a way to demonize those that are a liability to them. The problem is, each time they exercise their power they chip away at our constitutional rights.
We do not need a McCarthy telling us that one religion is better than another, one political party is better than another, one minority group is better than another or that one philosophy is better than another. That one's ideas and words are forbidden. Not at the point of a gun.
That is what the founders meant when they wrote that amendment.
Is freedom of speech include shouting "fire" in a crowded theater?
Please read my post in http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1689983/posts.
Is freedom of speech include shouting "fire" in a crowded theater?
Please read my post in http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1689983/posts.