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by Dragonfighter
Fri Sep 20, 2013 2:20 pm
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Feinstein: 1st Amendment Is A Special Privilege, Not A Right
Replies: 86
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Re: Feinstein: 1st Amendment Is A Special Privilege, Not A R

EEllis wrote:<SNIP>
This bill keeps some kid who tweets where he went to dinner from being considered a reporter. Now if you want to have a real discussion about it fine but the distortions and hysteria are a bit much
What if that same kid hears about some government scandal while at dinner and "reports" it? This is stupid, It's okay to "give" protection to a class of people and not others? That kid has as much protection under the constitution as any "reporter". The press already has the natural right to freedom of speech and the kid should have the same protection as any elite from the Fourth Estate. Adding this law narrows the scope of that protection and abridges the freedom of speech.
U.S. Constitution wrote:Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
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by Dragonfighter
Fri Sep 20, 2013 11:57 am
Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
Topic: Feinstein: 1st Amendment Is A Special Privilege, Not A Right
Replies: 86
Views: 9341

Re: Feinstein: 1st Amendment Is A Special Privilege, Not A R

baldeagle wrote:
EEllis wrote:It doesn't restrict or effect speech at all. Its only effect adding protection for the press and on what we consider press, by and large is more forgiving than what we would've considered press for the last 50 years. Posting gossip on facebook should not entitle you to extra protection and that is what the issue was.
Are you insane? Read some of the "broadsides" written in the early days of our Republic. They had no basis whatsoever in fact and were blatant attempts to smear politicians. Yet the First Amendment protected them, and they could not be harassed by the government for having written them.

ANYTHING that chills speech of ANY kind is an abridgement of the First Amendment. You'd better wake up before you're in prison wondering what you did wrong. Totalitarianism is on the march, and you are aiding it.
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"There are none so blind..."

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