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To me it sounds weird that something like the right to sue would not be a fundamental right similar to free speech but something you can legally give up. It's e
by yason 10y ago
To me it sounds weird that something like the right to sue would not be a fundamental right similar to free speech but something you can legally give up. It's even worse when combined with shrink-wrap agreements such as terms of use which is kind of analogous to "by entering this establishment you agree to the following terms of service".
- nickff 10y agoThe First Amendment only applies against the governments; if some non-government person tells you to 'shut up', it is not a First Amendment issue.
- gwatch 10y agoYou are dead wrong. Read the constitution. It is a simple document and freely available.
- tzs 10y agoFirst Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." It is a limitation on government, not on private parties. Originally it was only a limitation on the Federal government, but it has been extended to state and local government via the 14th Amendment.
- gwatch 10y agoA private person has the first amendment right to tell you to shut up. You can talk back too. If you try to use physical force or use government (police) to shut down someone's right to offend you, then you are a totalitarian -- same as a Islamist trying to kill you if you offend his Mohammed. This is why we have first amendment.