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FoS so far as the U.S. Constitution defines it has nothing to do with society. It's all about government.
by meddlepal 9y ago
FoS so far as the U.S. Constitution defines it has nothing to do with society. It's all about government.
- syshum 9y agoI fail to understand what the US Constitution has to do with this conversation. The US Constitution is a document that outlines what powers the people of the US have granted to the Federal government, it has no bearing on what I am talking about
- meddlepal 9y agoUh... Amendment #1 deals with FoS. Sentences 2 and 3 of your post talk about Government AND Society. The first amendment doesn't give a rat's ass about what society thinks. Its a restriction only on the government.
- xorfish 9y agoFreedom of Speech is a principle. It has a value on it's own. I wish more people would see that.
- sbmassey 9y agoYou are the one that brought up the US constitution, the OP was talking about freedom of speech as a principle. It is hardly surprising that the US constitution would only apply FoS to the government, since that is what it is trying to define, but the principle of FoS can apply to society as much as anything else.