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1A: "Congress shall make no law ... prohibiting the freedom of speech, or of the press;" EGreg: "it is NOT a FREEDOM of speech issue. It is an issue of access
by hirundo 6y ago
1A: "Congress shall make no law ... prohibiting the freedom of speech, or of the press;"
EGreg: "it is NOT a FREEDOM of speech issue. It is an issue of access to megaphones."
Are you saying that the "freedom of speech" part is a good idea, but "freedom of the press", phrased as a "access to megaphones", is the problem?
- intopieces 6y agoThe freedom of the press is the right of like minded people to print what they want (barring slander and libel). It is not a requirement that those like minded people print content they object to.
- EGreg 6y agoYou make a good point. Freedom of the Press in the Bill of Rights can easily be the basis for the kind of thing I am criticizing. People should say all this is a “Freedom of the Press issue” not a “Freedom of Speech” issue.