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> The government does determine what is and isn't allowed speech That's as hyperbolic as my omission is glaring. Yes, there are a few very narrow exceptions ma
by Rapzid 6y ago
> The government does determine what is and isn't allowed speech
That's as hyperbolic as my omission is glaring. Yes, there are a few very narrow exceptions made.
I would say, though, that our 1st amendment rights are stronger today than ever.
- rebuilder 6y agoThe important point is that the government has the power to make those exceptions, and exercises that power. It's the difference between absolute free speech and the messy reality we have.
- dash2 6y agoBut the initial point was normative, not factual. Beyond narrowly defined limits, the government ought not to be able to police speech, and being democratically elected is not a sufficient check, as John Stuart Mill pointed out long ago.