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> We're also not permitted to force our way into schools or private homes to do the same Actually, you are allowed to protest on public property within earshot
by tathougies 7y ago
> We're also not permitted to force our way into schools or private homes to do the same
Actually, you are allowed to protest on public property within earshot of private homes.
You cannot enter a private home because someone else's property and liberty trump your right to free speech on their property. In so far as their property includes the sidewalk (typically). You have every right to speak there. You can even protest there if you want.
> No one has an unrestricted right to go out and literally speak,
Yes, you do have every right to go out on public property and literally speak. That is literally the right you have that many have died for and the ACLU and other orgs have fought for. Try it right now! Have fun. There is literally no restriction as long as you are not physically harassing or verbally abusing someone, and you are not physically preventing anyone from passing you.
- Seenso 7y ago>> No one has an unrestricted right to go out and literally speak... > Yes, you do have every right to go out on public property and literally speak. No, you don't. Most states have laws that prevent you from doing that at a polling place on election day: For example: https://www.nass.org/sites/default/files/surveys/2020-01/state-laws-polling-place-electioneering-Jan2020.pdf https://www.nass.org/sites/default/files/surveys/2020-01/sta... > During the hours the polls are open, a person who is in the polling place or within 200 feet of any entrance to the polling place may not attempt to persuade a person to vote for or against a candidate, proposition, or question.
- tathougies 7y agoThese all have distance limitations meant to allow people to access the facility. Outside of those places on public property, you have every right. This is like saying laws meant to keep stairways clear are restricting your free speech. You are absolutely allowed to protest near an election center within reasonable limits. To point out how ridiculous these selections of laws are as a proof that free speech is being abridged, I'll point out that Alabama restricts protests to be at least 30 feet away from the site. If 30 feet means you can't get your message across in a public enough forum, I'm not sure what to say. Also, a lot of those laws are subject to pending legislation.
- sjy 7y agoSounds like you are in complete agreement with the original claim that “no one has an unrestricted right to go out and literally speak.”