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There’s no extra constitutional protections. It’s all under free speech. Everyone is equal.
by _3u10 5y ago
There’s no extra constitutional protections. It’s all under free speech. Everyone is equal.
- mmcdermott 5y agox1000 this. The freedom of the press is a right granted to all citizenry of the United States, not a specialized permission granted to an elite caste.
- Retric 5y agoThe freedom of the press isn’t about cast, but it is about context. For example based on Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire it’s constitutional to prohibit “fighting words.” Which would mean some things are fine in print but you can’t say to someone’s face because they would provoke violence.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoReally appreciate this example.
- lkrubner 5y agoIt was added as an amendment, therefore it is an extra constitutional protection. Some people (a broad coalition that included both Federalists and anti-Federalists) were concerned that the Constitution, as originally written, did not ensure a protection of human rights. That's why they pushed through the Bill Of Rights.
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- elliekelly 5y agoBut he’s not speaking in his capacity as the individual and citizen Michael Parson. He’s speaking in his capacity as Governor Michael Parson. We know this because he’s threatening to use his governing powers to employ government resources. Whether state actors have a right to free speech is not, as I understand it, a settled matter of law.