what groups? why or why not?
and why would this pose a danger?
2006-11-20 14:23:37 · 20 answers · asked by JDM Cargurl <3 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Even as much as I would like for some people to shut up (Charlie Rangel) I went to war so that they could have the right to speak.
Freedom of speech doesn't end just because you disagree with someone.
2006-11-20 14:26:53 · answer #1 · answered by I'll Try 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Freedom of speech is not absolute. You cannot leak classified information.
I want to go after the ACLU. They are anti-Christian and support positions that violate the Constitution regularly. They stand up for the phony separation of church and state. They sue when the Boy Scouts use public property. They sue when Christian symbols are used on public property. Whatever happened to the First Amendment which states the government cannot prohibit the free exercise of religion. This means that kids can pray in school if they choose to. This means that we can celebrate Christmas.
There is nothing in the Constitution that states a person has the right to not be offended. Liberals offend me with their cheap shots at Christians and Conservatives. I do not call for the criminalization of liberalism.
2006-11-20 15:40:24 · answer #2 · answered by GOPneedsarealconservative 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it would pose a danger. No groups should not be banned from speaking as long as they are peacefully assembled.
The danger is that who decides what is to be banned. We can not always trust the decider to decide right.
2006-11-20 14:26:28 · answer #3 · answered by Perplexed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would love to see that idiot church who protests at military funerals banned. But their right to do so is protected by the very group whose death they are celebrating. Unfortunately, in this case.
And Ruth brings up a good point. Certain speech is prohibited. In addition to the ones she mentioned, yelling "FIRE!" in a crowded building when there is no fire will most certainly get you into trouble. It's called inciting panic.
2006-11-20 14:29:20 · answer #4 · answered by retired military wife 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
WHY? because someone doesn't agree with them? You would bring on more PC like in some colleges. Havein speech codes is NOT free sppech.
2006-11-20 14:32:16 · answer #5 · answered by taurushead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any group can speak as long as they don't yell fire in a crowded theater or its equivilent.
As a sidenote, it's perfectly OK to yell movie in a crowded firehouse.
2006-11-20 14:43:18 · answer #6 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reread your question.
"Freedom of speech" and "banned from speaking" are mutually exclusive policies.
You can't have both.
2006-11-20 14:27:44 · answer #7 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Militia groups, ones who refer to killing Bush or mass destuction
I cannot think of any groups off-hand, but maybe people like the KKK, Aryan Brotherhood, and Islamic Militias
2006-11-20 14:26:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not all speech is protected. Obscene speech, for example, as decided by the S. Ct. in Falwell v. Flynt, is not protected.
Certain other speech, such as "fighting words," etc., are also not protected speech.
Certain expressions of speech can be restricted in time, place, and manner, as in restricting protesters access to abortion clinics, for example.
2006-11-20 14:38:31 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Terrorist groups, rebels and immoral groups are banned from saying something because their mere presence is inimical to society.
2006-11-20 14:28:03 · answer #10 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋