2007-02-28 04:30:48 · 14 answers · asked by mikeygonebad07 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Free speech zones are unconstitutional.
2007-02-28 06:10:48 · answer #1 · answered by Ajax 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
According to the Constitution, the "zone" of the event and the "zone" for free speech are actually the SAME zone.
2007-02-28 04:35:21 · answer #2 · answered by smellyfoot ™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the Constitution addresses a Free Speech Zone. This is an invention of the Bush Administration. When Cheney spoke in Albuquerque, NM last year, only registered Republicans were allowed entry, even members of the media. Free Speech Zones are dictated by the government and enforced by the police.
Right of Free Speech in the U.S.? Not anymore.
2007-02-28 04:35:17 · answer #3 · answered by beez 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Actually, the constitution does not discuss free speech zones. It says the citizens of the US have a freedom of speech. It does not go into the details of what is freedom of speech and how laws can passed that deal with freedom of speech.
2007-02-28 04:34:01 · answer #4 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea of a free speech zone is NOT in the constitution. I believe the stipulations can be found in USC (United States Code) which contains all federal laws.
You could contact your local police who would be able to tell you how far from the site you'd need to be in order to comply with federal and where applicable state law.
However, I really wish people would learn what the Constitution actually says. I have sworn an oath to defend it with my life...
2007-02-28 04:34:07 · answer #5 · answered by Fergi the Great 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Constitution establishes freedom of speech (First Amendment), but does not regulate "free speech zones".
They're subject to state and/or local law.
2007-02-28 04:32:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My memory is fuzzy, but I believe it to be somewhere in the woods of 100 feet. Someone more informed can probably confirm or clarify this for you/me.
Edit: There was a court case................I had this discussion recently with my lawyer........I need a better memory. With electioneering, you aren't allowed to do certain things promoting a candidate within 100 feet of a voting place. A case (can't remember which) thought it a good idea to extend that measurement to similar free speech items, like the one you describe.
I would recommend checking with your local police department on that one.
2007-02-28 04:33:30 · answer #7 · answered by The_Music_Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not at all sure that the "FREE SPEECH ZONES" are going to last as a curb on public gatherings. It does not appear to be constitutional in any way.
2007-02-28 04:34:30 · answer #8 · answered by oohhbother 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love irony.
And the answer is nowhere. I wonder if there are formal penalties for speaking freely outside the free speech zone?
2007-02-28 04:38:00 · answer #9 · answered by smedrik 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are aware that ISN'T in the U.S. Constitution aren't you? Please tell me that is the point.
Oh and to the first person the U.S. Constitution actually says in the First Amendment that Congress shall make no laws abridging your freedom of Speech. It doesn't SAY you have free speech. To others: See even this "Free Speech Zones" are technically Constitutional. They AREN'T abridging your freedom of speech. You can still say what you want. You just have to go where they tell you to be.
2007-02-28 04:43:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋