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To: jakerobins

Why do we even PRETEND to have freedom of speech anymore?


35 posted on 09/23/2008 9:40:16 AM PDT by G8 Diplomat ("The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense" --Tom Clancy)
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To: G8 Diplomat

You’ve mis-interpreted the freedom of speech.

First, “freedom of speech” does not give the right to violate reasonable and universal codes of conduct.

Second, the freedom of speech doesn’t fully extend to children in school anymore than it fully extends to soldiers in the military. Kids don’t have the right to tell their teacher to “f*ck off” without retribution. Soldiers don’t have the right to speak out of turn. And students don’t have the right to wear inflammatory and disrespectful attire during school.

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38 posted on 09/23/2008 10:03:53 AM PDT by SnakeDoctor (Keep Austin Quarantined ...)
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