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Civil Liberties

mahatmakanejeeves

(66,286 posts) Thu Jun 9, 2022, 07:08 AM Jun 2022

There is no general hate speech exception to 1A, which means that hate speech is protected speech. [View all]

This is protected speech.

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There is no general hate speech exception to me, which means that hate speech is protected speech unless it otherwise falls within an actual recognized exception.

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There is no general hate speech exception to 1A, which means that hate speech is protected speech. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 OP

A ridiculously simplistic statement. There are litigated exceptions including that which incites hlthe2b Jun 2022 #1

"... unless it otherwise falls within an actual recognized exception." mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 #2

FIRST TWEET--totally unadorned: "THIS IS PROTECTED SPEACH" and that was IT hlthe2b Jun 2022 #3

What would be the outrage IF he said this: Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #4