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marybourg

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11. No. It's not a myth. As the link explains, it's just not

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #10)

Sun Sep 15, 2024, 10:34 AM

Sep 2024

the “law of the land”. It was merely an analogy used by Justice Holmes to illustrate where free speech ends, in his opinion and it was actually “falsely “ cry fire in a crowded theatre.

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There must be an intersection between free speech and dissemination of lies and disinformation. [View all] bullimiami Sep 2024 OP

There might be for regular people. Irish_Dem Sep 2024 #1

White with a penis always wins... SheltieLover Sep 2024 #3

Sheltie don't force me to make mushroom jokes. Irish_Dem Sep 2024 #4

Please proceed... SheltieLover Sep 2024 #5

That would be im-morel orthoclad Sep 2024 #9

Money talks. orthoclad Sep 2024 #7

Maybe it's this?.... Think. Again. Sep 2024 #2

Crying "Fire!" orthoclad Sep 2024 #6

That is a myth Fiendish Thingy Sep 2024 #10

No. It's not a myth. As the link explains, it's just not marybourg Sep 2024 #11

If it's not the law of the land, then it is a myth to say it is constitutional to restrict such speech. Nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2024 #12

It's called fraud Fiendish Thingy Sep 2024 #8