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Warren Stupidity

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3. Only your last item, regarding defamation is not an example of protected free speech.

Reply to clydefrand (Original post)

Fri Dec 26, 2014, 09:02 AM

Dec 2014

You cannot libel somebody with impunity, that is a civil matter and not an example of government regulation of speech.

There are some government regulations of speech: for example punitive treatment of whistleblowers, the misapplication of espionage laws etc. to suppress the dissemination of information about what our government is actually doing that didn't make your list.

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What is �Freedom of Speech? [View all] clydefrand Dec 2014 OP

It means annabanana Dec 2014 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #5

We need more diversity in the MSM. CJCRANE Dec 2014 #2

Only your last item, regarding defamation is not an example of protected free speech. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #3

Government censorship of the media a dark road Kurska Dec 2014 #4

Not censorship, consequence. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #7

"Consequence" is very close to "censorship". Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #8

Consequence leads to censorship. GGJohn Dec 2014 #9

Yes, the retaliation being the pointing out of the lies, and loudly, repeatedly condemning it? That kind of Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #12

You want a Ministry of Truth to tell us what to believe? Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #29

Consequences, enforced by the state. name not needed Dec 2014 #11

It's amazing, isn't it? dumbcat Dec 2014 #13

I miss the television ads for cigarettes jberryhill Dec 2014 #15

Don't you think dumbcat Dec 2014 #21

It means no governmental consequences gollygee Dec 2014 #19

In America, yes. Look at the purposely edited chant videos used to incite hate....no consequences... Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #6

My answers dissentient Dec 2014 #10

These anti First Amendment posts seem to me to be seeking anti blasphemy laws Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #14

To many people, "Freedom of Speech" seems to mean that people should be free hughee99 Dec 2014 #16

"free speech" is between you and the government. All the rest of your rant? Irrelevant. n/t X_Digger Dec 2014 #17

Freedom of speech means, with certain exceptions, the government can't interfere with your speech. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #18

To be pedantic True Blue Door Dec 2014 #20

My two cents discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2014 #22

it means faux news can lie with impunity 24/7 spanone Dec 2014 #23

It means sarisataka Dec 2014 #24

For all the above speech freedoms you think should be limited... brooklynite Dec 2014 #25

Derived from the First Amendment to the Constitution: elleng Dec 2014 #26

Well said discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2014 #27

It means OPs like this are protected even though they are glaringly self-contradicting. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #28

Same as Justice now-a-days it is what one can afford. ChosenUnWisely Dec 2014 #30

What is the truth? You realize that, in 2003, the "truth" was that chrisa Dec 2014 #31

Shut up. Hissyspit Dec 2014 #32

For all that writing in the OP Hissyspit Dec 2014 #33

Freedom LWolf Dec 2014 #34

Oy vey LOL randys1 Dec 2014 #35