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**pharmaclid** · 12-01-2011, 08:16 PM

I don't see anything wrong with a law that says politicians need to grow up and stop talking like they're wild west sheriffs or gang bangers.

We wouldn't be telling them that they can't speak, just infringing on their right to do so a little bit.

You know, for the greater good.

It's pretty much the exact same thing.

On the one hand you'd be telling the WBC that they can't speak absolutely freely because their doing so would be offensive to some people.

On the other hand you'd be telling Congress that they can't speak absolutely freely because their doing so would be offensive to some people.

I'm gonna go scratch my head for a while and try to figure out why there's a double standard, because on the face of things, allowing for differences in particulars, the fundamentals involved are exactly the same.

1st, there is no "absolute" freedom of speech. You can not lie about someone in court and you can not yell fire in a crowded theater, without punishment.

Again, WBC's right to say what they want to say is NOT being taken away. They are simply told to do it at a distance from the service.

12-01-2011, 08:16 PM	#8
pharmaclid Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 419 Senior Member	I don't see anything wrong with a law that says politicians need to grow up and stop talking like they're wild west sheriffs or gang bangers. We wouldn't be telling them that they can't speak, just infringing on their right to do so a little bit. You know, for the greater good. It's pretty much the exact same thing. On the one hand you'd be telling the WBC that they can't speak absolutely freely because their doing so would be offensive to some people. On the other hand you'd be telling Congress that they can't speak absolutely freely because their doing so would be offensive to some people. I'm gonna go scratch my head for a while and try to figure out why there's a double standard, because on the face of things, allowing for differences in particulars, the fundamentals involved are exactly the same. 1st, there is no "absolute" freedom of speech. You can not lie about someone in court and you can not yell fire in a crowded theater, without punishment. Again, WBC's right to say what they want to say is NOT being taken away. They are simply told to do it at a distance from the service.
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