> force me to tell a court what you said Incorrect. Government can attempt to legally compel you, but they cannot actually "force" you to do something. Even t

> force me to tell a court what you said Incorrect. Government can attempt to legally compel you, but they cannot actually "force" you to do something. Even torture cannot actually "force" you to do something. What can force you to "tell a court what you said" is making it impossible for you to keep a secret; like mind-reading technology. > ...legal system is built on being able to get whatever evidence is relevant wherever it may be found... Think about it for a minute; Government says "tell us what you whispered", you say "no", then Government says "fine. you go to jail for contempt". Has our society collapsed because people said "no" to this question? > ...being disingenuous to pretend that the government... I'm not sure "disingenuous" was the word you meant to use here. There is nothing I've feigned ignorance about, and I've made my points pretty clear. EDIT: Ah, see @JoeAltmaier's already great sibling reply.