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If law enforcement officers were always required to show their identity then maybe. But: > The right to anonymous political campaigning was established in the
by pazimzadeh 7y ago
If law enforcement officers were always required to show their identity then maybe. But:
> The right to anonymous political campaigning was established in the U.S. Supreme Court decision in McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission (1995) case: "Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority...It thus exemplifies the purpose behind the Bill of Rights, and of the First Amendment in particular: to protect unpopular individuals from retaliation—and their ideas from suppression—at the hand of an intolerant society" [1]
Does anyone know how much of this is limited to written speech (i.e. online) vs in person?
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymity#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymity#United_States