k1ll3rdr4g0n
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Re: I don't see a a problem
said by manfmmd  :said by k1ll3rdr4g0n :I also think its infiging against my 1st amendment right preventing me from speaking out as I want. But, that's just my two cents. The 1st Amendment is a limitation on the Federal Governments powers, nothing more. Not private citizens, public or private corporations, just the government. I wish people would stop misusing it as such. We both know that is not for me or you to decide, that is for the supreme court to decide.
To point out the facts the first amendment is, can, and has been used in court cases with public and private matters.
The first amendment is more than just a "the government can't make laws against freedom of speech".
If you haven't noticed by now I am a supporter of free speech. I believe everyone should be able to say what they want and feel without fear of retribution (within reason and the situation...ie don't tell a terminal patient he is going to die).
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jester121
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| The first amendment is precisely just the government:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
It's not more than that. It is that. It doesn't need to be expounded on by a link to wikipedia. The words are small and easy to understand, with simple sentence structure.
Become a supporter of reading comprehension, it's in much more danger than free speech. Stop researching, and just read it.  |
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manfmmd
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Libel and slander have nothing to do with free speech and I never said that the 1st Amendment was only about free speech. You'll notice there isn't a single U.S. vs. Anyone in that entire section.
Libel and slander has to do with causing harm to an entity by using false statements or testimony and depends on the medium and audience as to whether is qualifies as libel or slander. |
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