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> it's because it's not a simple First Amendment thing Or maybe governments don't always follow the law. That's a possibility too.
by goatcode 6y ago
> it's because it's not a simple First Amendment thing
Or maybe governments don't always follow the law. That's a possibility too.
- ardy42 6y ago> Or maybe governments don't always follow the law. That's a possibility too. It is, but I think it's way more common for people to be broadly ignorant of the law and legal concepts except a few little bits about some rights that they believe very strongly and rigidly. It's sort of like software requirements: things usually seem simplest at the beginning, when you know the least. Then you learn more and the requirements get complicated match the actual needs. Then sometimes you get some cowboy who comes in later, makes a flash judgement on little understanding that things should be simpler, and then either breaks everything or re-discovers the lessons you already figured out.