1st amendment

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Meggan Moore @Meggan (375) • United States 6 Apr 22

So I am very opinionated and so I have several soap boxes. 1st Amendment is in my top 2!! The right to Freedom of speech is extremely important! There is a reason it is 1st and a reason why you need to protect it at all cost!...

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What does free speech mean to you and where do you draw the line.

babytaffster @babytaffster (2236) • Chatsworth, California 24 Apr 20

Probably not the best title (but it caught your attention, didn’t it) Let me explain what I mean. The first amendment gives us one of the most important rights we have, the ability to speak freely. However people use that right as...

freedom of speech

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talking

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Do you agree with the First Amendment to the US Constitution as regards free speech?

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 23 Oct 18

We don't have this rule in the United Kingdom, and for that I am profoundly grateful. The problem I have with the absolute right to say or write what you like is that it allows people to get away with being extremely unpleasant...

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hate speech

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Is hate speech an abuse of the 1st amendment?

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 1 Feb 18

The photo is of Miriam Margolyes, a British actress whom many people will remember as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films. She recently made a short series of TV programmes about a road trip she made across the United...

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I don't understand?

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 14 Sep 17

So let me first warn you this is about some racial things that have come up in the media lately and got me thinking. So be warned this my or may not upset you. So there is the ESPN host, Jemele Hill who calls President Trump a...

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Why are we allowing left wing terrorism to win?

Taskr36 @Taskr36 (13963) • United States 27 Apr 17

As many have noticed, left wing extremists have been getting more violent and destructive over the past year, especially since Trump's victory in the election last November. During his inauguration, 217 of these violent thugs were...

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Here is your 1st Ammendment

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 31 Oct 11

The "Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act - that's right, the PROTECT IP Act, and who thinks of these ridiculous names, anyway? - is a direct descendant of COICA with a...

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censorship

freedom of speech

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I'm not moving - a short film on Occupy Wall St

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 16 Oct 11

I am only popping in here and there, so its hard to comment back, but I am opening the discussion for you. Sadly, the usual players here will post with absolutely no knowledge of what these protests are about, even though it is...

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Do you have free speech? SF transit blocks cellphones to disrupt protest!

EvanHunter @EvanHunter (4026) • United States 13 Aug 11

http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/terms/Article_2011-08-13-US-BART-Phone-Jamming/id-e39c2fdc9cf64260ab8ed00d1efa85ea "It all boils down to the safety of the public," Fairow said. "It wasn't a decision made lightly. This wasn't...

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right of the people peaceably to assemble

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Secretary of State Hilary Clinton giving speech on freedom while man beaten

EvanHunter @EvanHunter (4026) • United States 20 Feb 11

Ex-CIA Analyst and peace activist 71 year old Ray McGovern beaten and arrested during a speech by Hillary Clinton for standing up and turning his back on her during the speech. Funny that politicians in the United States want...

1st amendment

free speech

politics

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Gangster politics in Washington

speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 13 Sep 10

During Obama's candidacy and since he entered the White House, there has been a lot of debate concerning how his ties with Chicago politics would affect his adminstration. Would he and his people resort to the "gangster...

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Americans sign a petition to repeal the first amedment

EvanHunter @EvanHunter (4026) • United States 27 Jul 10

A social experiment on the scary side. Mark Dice a anti-war, Christian conspiracy theorist decided to see how many people he could get to sign a petition to repeal the first amendment (right to free speech). Unbelievably People...

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americans

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Democrats have destroyed the First Amendment!

speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 7 Jun 10

Feb 26 an unemployed man, Bruce Shore, was watching C-SPAN and became upset "when Sen. Jim Bunning complained on the Senate floor in February that he'd missed the Kentucky-South Carolina basketball game because of a debate on...

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The First Amendment, The Left... and the Right...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 9 Mar 09

"I may detest what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it-- Voltaire." We all give lip service to our First Amendment rights, but do we really repect them when it really counts? I'm betting your knee-jerk...

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Obama, the Fairness Doctrine, fuggedaboudit, LOCALISM will be the weapon

xfahctor @xfahctor (14113) • Lancaster, New Hampshire 18 Nov 08

Interesting article I stumbled on. Obama supporters can gripe about it not being a mainstream source, but this article in itself is very well sourced and documented through out it's entirety. Besides, it's pretty hard to find...

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Democrats vs 1st Amendment

speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 11 Oct 08

When I was younger the Democratic Party (liberals) were the defender of the 1st Amendment; everyone should have the right to speak their mind without fear of retaliation. The Republican Party (conservatives) were the "bad...

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Hello out there.... am I too much for MyLot?....

Aingealicia @Aingealicia (1905) • United States 26 Jan 08

I tried to post my blog for MyLot, they denied it stating Disapproved for Editorial reasons. That is all they said. I am a published journalist and this is my blog to get information out there such as vaccines and the...

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1st Amendment Lawsuits

LovingIt @LovingIt (5396) • United States 8 Oct 06

Have any of you ever been involved in a 1st Amendment lawsuit? If so were you a plaintiff or defendent? Did you win or lose? How do you feel about the...

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