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hlthe2b

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1. A ridiculously simplistic statement. There are litigated exceptions including that which incites

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2022, 07:17 AM

Jun 2022

violence or otherwise puts public safety at risk (the supposedly well-known, but apparently now ignored by some pundits, "yelling fire in a crowded theater) exception.

Such claptrap is dangerous and only feeds into an ignorant society's perceptions of the law. Just as all the RW memes about the 2nd amendment do.

I'm angry this is being posted without context, frankly. And no, I'm not going to be around to argue so you can say what you will. This simplistic out-of-context comment is just ridiculous.

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There is no general hate speech exception to 1A, which means that hate speech is protected speech. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 OP

A ridiculously simplistic statement. There are litigated exceptions including that which incites hlthe2b Jun 2022 #1

"... unless it otherwise falls within an actual recognized exception." mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 #2

FIRST TWEET--totally unadorned: "THIS IS PROTECTED SPEACH" and that was IT hlthe2b Jun 2022 #3

What would be the outrage IF he said this: Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #4