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**QqJamxqP** · 04-16-2006, 07:00 AM

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One comment on here didn\'t sit well with

me...

Secondly, freedom of speech is a government thing and in my opinion not complete by any means. If I

said I wanted to commit a horrible crime or perform a violent act on a high-profile figure, I\'d be arrested. If

that person was high enough, I\'d be in serious trouble. In other words, freedom of speech is only

\'guaranteed\' by the government, and even then it has its limits.

Pancho, I agree with most of

what you said. However, the goverment of the United States does not guarantee freedom of speech. It is a

Constitutional right. Part of the 1st amendment. As with all rights, it bears with it, certain

resposibilities.

I don\'t mean to nit pick, but the understanding of civics in the US today is apalling.

04-16-2006, 07:00 AM	#5
QqJamxqP Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 517 Senior Member	<blockquote>Quote: One comment on here didn\'t sit well with me... Secondly, freedom of speech is a government thing and in my opinion not complete by any means. If I said I wanted to commit a horrible crime or perform a violent act on a high-profile figure, I\'d be arrested. If that person was high enough, I\'d be in serious trouble. In other words, freedom of speech is only \'guaranteed\' by the government, and even then it has its limits. Pancho, I agree with most of what you said. However, the goverment of the United States does not guarantee freedom of speech. It is a Constitutional right. Part of the 1st amendment. As with all rights, it bears with it, certain resposibilities. I don\'t mean to nit pick, but the understanding of civics in the US today is apalling.
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