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This isn't any more a violation of the First Amendment than making it illegal to sow panic by shouting "Fire!". Being pretty sure it's not going to end too bad
by contravariant 7y ago
This isn't any more a violation of the First Amendment than making it illegal to sow panic by shouting "Fire!".
Being pretty sure it's not going to end too badly isn't sufficient reason to ignore either restrictions.
- jeffdavis 7y agoEven if it's not a violation of the First Amendment, it's close enough that it flips the responsibility. Now the government needs to continually convince people that it's not a violation. America is about freedom and limited government. That means some policy options are off the table or treated with extreme skepticism.
- contravariant 7y agoIt's a violation of basic freedoms, that's true, but it's not one without reason (hence my example). I do agree with you that measures like this require constant justification, as would be the case in any democracy. I do not think that flouting these measures arbitrarily is the best way to achieve this.