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How does the first amendment apply here? > Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abr
by barbazoo 10mo ago
How does the first amendment apply here?
> Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
This seems to be orthogonal to the issue of influencing someone to do something and being held partially responsible for the outcome.
- metalcrow 10mo agothe "abridging the freedom of speech" part. Influencing someone to do something through your words is called speech.
- jakeydus 10mo agoIf the something in question is a crime though, then that's called a conspiracy and there are laws against that. The legal difference in this case is the overt act, where one participant takes a criminal action beyond speech. Conspiracy is hard to prove in court, but that doesn't mean that I can say whatever I want and be completely absolved just because the action was not taken by my own hand.