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HariSeldon

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5. 1st Amendment right to free speech

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 3, 2022, 08:30 PM

Jun 2022

The government may not penalize any person (and Republicans are strong on corporations being people) for expressing opinions in a safe way. If the content of the Rays' statement factored into Desantis's decision, he violated the 1st Amendment.

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