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>In the face of continued pressure to make free speech a little less free here in the U.S. What efforts have been made to reduce free speech?
by happyscrappy 12y ago
>In the face of continued pressure to make free speech a little less free here in the U.S.
What efforts have been made to reduce free speech?
- wavefunction 12y agoThere are constant and ongoing efforts by groups and individuals to restrict the freedom of speech in America as practiced by others. Timely examples are the "ag-gag" bills being pushed by corporations and the servants in the government to cover-up the abuse of animals at corporate facilities: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/campaigns/factory_farming/fact-sheets/ag_gag.html http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/campaigns/factory_farmin... There are many other efforts like this but aimed at all sorts of "causes."
- happyscrappy 12y agoThat would be a dangerous precedent but would eventually be struck down by the Supreme Court. There is absolutely no chance for the types of speech restrictions common in Europe to be passed in the US. Nazi literature and offensive speech are bad but freedom of speech is mostly needed for speech you do not like.