Would Sarah Palin's freedom of speech be violated if a large crowd booed her as she tried to talk?
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Thu May-12-11 08:24 PM
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Poll question: Would Sarah Palin's freedom of speech be violated if a large crowd booed her as she tried to talk? |
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and she couldn't be heard over the booing?
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Thu May-12-11 08:25 PM
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Booing, too, is free speech. Therefore you just end up with competing messages.
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Thu May-12-11 08:27 PM
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3. Just checking. There's another thread in GD that implies booing violates the 1st amendment |
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And nearly every reply in that thread agrees.
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Thu May-12-11 08:31 PM
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Thu May-12-11 08:33 PM
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arcane1
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Thu May-12-11 08:35 PM
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11. Where is the agreement that booing violates freedom of speech? |
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Thu May-12-11 08:40 PM
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14. The thread title says that, a large portion of the replies agree |
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Thu May-12-11 08:46 PM
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Edited on Thu May-12-11 08:49 PM by uppityperson
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Thu May-12-11 08:46 PM
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16. Thread title does say that. Will go there and talk. |
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Thu May-12-11 08:35 PM
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12. Thanks for the link and I don't see that in that thread. My take is that they are saying |
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those booing and yelling "go to hell hippie" are teabaggers.
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Fri May-13-11 09:16 AM
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24. The great thing about double standards is |
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never having to criticize your own for things you just blasted your opponents over.
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Thu May-12-11 08:26 PM
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2. Not at all. Depending on the circumstances, I might say the crowd was behaving badly, |
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but her rights would be intact...
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Thu May-12-11 08:28 PM
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A crowd of booers is not congress.
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Thu May-12-11 08:29 PM
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5. If I weren't allowed to "Boo" her while she spoke... |
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My freedom of speech would be severely impinged upon.
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Thu May-12-11 08:30 PM
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6. Of course not. freedom of speech doesn't mean people have to be able to hear you |
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She is still free to speak. The audience is free to make enough noise to not hear her.
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Thu May-12-11 08:33 PM
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9. I want "freedom FROM (her) speech" |
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If that means booing loudly so that I don't have to hear it, so be it.
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Thu May-12-11 08:33 PM
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10. Only the government can violate one's freedom of speech n/t |
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Thu May-12-11 08:40 PM
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13. A Whole Stadium of Hockey Fans Expressing their Freedom of Speech |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd4wQd_gbj8Sarah Palin getting BOOOOOed at hockey game
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Thu May-12-11 08:41 PM
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15. the crowd has the same rights as she does, if they want to boo then |
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Thu May-12-11 08:51 PM
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17. Freedom of speech doesn't obligate the other person to listen. |
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Thu May-12-11 09:32 PM
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18. Not unless the big crowd was some kind of government entity. |
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The First Amendment, like all of the Constitution, limits the powers of government, not the powers of people.
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Thu May-12-11 10:20 PM
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19. The Constitution says the Government can't violate a person's |
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freedom of speech. Individuals can shout her down and not be guilty of violating her 'right" to be stupid in public.
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Thu May-12-11 10:28 PM
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20. Two rights don't make a wrong. LOL! |
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Fri May-13-11 09:09 AM
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21. If a Palin blabbers in a crowd and nobody can hear her, is she still wrong? |
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Not a very philosophical question, since the answer is a resounding "YES".
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Fri May-13-11 09:10 AM
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There are plenty on the right and left who don't understand that freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences your speech may engender in other people.
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Fri May-13-11 09:12 AM
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...but that doesn't mean she isn't going to bitch and moan about it.
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