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The 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 an
by rebuilder 6y ago
The 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.