Men in Black
“ George Washington1 What was once unthinkable is now law. Your right to free speech—especially political speech—is being suppressed with the active support of the courts. So absurd and dangerous has the Supreme Court’s view of free speech become that it struck down an anti–virtual child pornography statute as a violation of the First Amendment, but upheld prohibitions against running a political ad during the month before a federal general election as criminal.2 Indeed, you can burn an Americ...an flag as a form of protest,3 but you can’t distribute pro-life leaflets within one hundred feet of an abortion clinic.4 When students wear armbands to school, they are engaging in protected speech,5 but mentioning God at a commencement ceremony is unconstitutional.6 The illogic of these rulings, and the extent to which the justices are willing to split hairs and manufacture various standards when interpreting the First Amendment’s free speech clause, is mind-boggling.
Here’s what the First Amendment says about free speech: “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech.”7 That’s it, all of it.MoreLess
Here’s what the First Amendment says about free speech: “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech.”7 That’s it, all of it.MoreLess
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