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... then, after it's overturned, the political winds can shift hard to the right and talking about homosexuality or trans or other issues like that can be brand
by api 4y ago
... then, after it's overturned, the political winds can shift hard to the right and talking about homosexuality or trans or other issues like that can be branded speech-violence and prosecuted.
Power, once given to the state, is hard to take away and political winds change.
Do people not get this?
I say the same thing to right wingers who advocate giving more power to the state in other ways. "We should give Trump unilateral power to fire government employees!" "Okay, then you're fine when President Pelosi inherits those powers?"
- tekknik 4y agoFree speech can’t be overturned anymore than the second amendment. The constitution is rather clear.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoThe constitution is quite clear that the constitution is not immutable. On the contrary, the constitution describes processes by which the constitution may be changed.
- tekknik 4y agoAbsolutely, so you think you’ll get 2/3s of the states to agree to remove it? The constitution will remain unchanged in this regard.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoDefinitely not. > you'll I wouldn't even want to.
- account42 4y agoIt also does not seem to be immune to creative interpretation. See e.g. current copyright laws.