… the [F]irst [A]mendment [is] still in force in this country. My right to state my opinion is as valid as yours.
This is a common misconception. The First Amendment recognizes your right to be free from the government attempting to suppress your speech. America has historically encouraged private citizens suppressing each other. E.g., at the Republican National Convention, some Code Pink protesters attempted to interrupt McCain’s speech with heckling. The crowd had already been briefed on what to do, and the entire stadium was drowned by every attendee shouting, in unison, “USA! USA! USA”
It was a classy and legal way to deny hecklers the opportunity to disrupt the Republican Convention.
There is no First Amendment issue here on unixronin’s little corner of the internet. While I certainly agree that luxobscura is being rude to you, you’re not doing yourself many favors, either, by asserting rights you do not and have never possessed.
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This is a common misconception. The First Amendment recognizes your right to be free from the government attempting to suppress your speech. America has historically encouraged private citizens suppressing each other. E.g., at the Republican National Convention, some Code Pink protesters attempted to interrupt McCain’s speech with heckling. The crowd had already been briefed on what to do, and the entire stadium was drowned by every attendee shouting, in unison, “USA! USA! USA”
It was a classy and legal way to deny hecklers the opportunity to disrupt the Republican Convention.
There is no First Amendment issue here on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
unixronin’s little corner of the internet. While I certainly agree that ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
luxobscura is being rude to you, you’re not doing yourself many favors, either, by asserting rights you do not and have never possessed.