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To: freedumb2003
Please, fill me in on your observations.

BTW Are you a Constitutional Scholar?

7 posted on 11/07/2009 11:39:30 AM PST by alice_in_bubbaland (Markets and Marxists Don't Mix! Audit the FED NOW!)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland; freedumb2003
"Please, fill me in on your observations."

The First Amendment guarantee of free speech doesn't extend to private company employees. It's only designed to limit or prevent government from censoring speech of citizens. Companies are perfectly within their rights to limit what employees can or cannot say while they're working. It's well-settled law.

The Supreme Court, in a few cases going back to the late 70's, have even allowed the government to limit the speech of it's own employees, although their power isn't as robust as the power of a private employer.

15 posted on 11/07/2009 11:46:50 AM PST by OldDeckHand (Obamacare - So bad, even Joe Lieberman isn't going to vote for it.)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland

>>Please, fill me in on your observations.<<

The US Constitution is a contract between the people of the USA and its government. The only entities it recognizes are the Federal Government, the States and the People.

When you contract with an employer, you give up a slew of rights. If the employer says you can’t talk politics, you can’t talk politics. As long as you are free to leave the employer, you can reassert your rights.

If I had someone who worked for me calling for jihad and telling my customers the same, I had damn well better be able to fire him.

>>BTW Are you a Constitutional Scholar?<<

I like to think so. I have spent thousands of hours studying the USC and associated interpretations, writings and papers.


16 posted on 11/07/2009 11:47:52 AM PST by freedumb2003 (Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland
BTW Are you a Constitutional Scholar?

Well, we know you sure aren't.

20 posted on 11/07/2009 11:50:43 AM PST by perfect_rovian_storm (The worst is behind us. Unfortunately it is really well endowed.)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland

Is the ridicule necessary?


30 posted on 11/07/2009 12:06:30 PM PST by Gene Eric (Speaking out against Free Speech is 'Hate Speech')
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