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Originally Posted by Siobhra
So if I say things or use bad language the owner of this board can't put me off? He would be violating my free speech rights if he did.
I own several swords and I have the right to swing those swords.
I own several guns and I have the right to shoot them.
So you are saying that if I go to the playground where your kids are playing you will defend my right to swing the sword or shoot off my guns? I feel that your right to swing your fist stops when you get too close to my face.
The same is true for free speech. Your right to speak stops when you get in my face or ears. The Constitution says's you have a right to speak. It does not say you have a right to be heard and we have to listen.
We have always known that their are limits to most rights. The right to own a gun does not give you the right to just recklessly firing off random shots into the air. You do not have the right to yell 'fire' in a crowded building.
The right to free speech is to insure the free flow of ideas in the community. Not to harass people you don't like. Stand on a street corner and tell people you don't think we should do something you don't like is OK. It is not OK to block the sidewalk and shout in someones ears.
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Again, Siobhra, well put.