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Texanmike
OK. So, I guess I'll welcome myself to this forum by posting something very controversial LOL.
I just saw that there is a "Freedom of Speech" forum and I figured I would introduce myself by saying that the "freedom of speech" is not guaranteed in the Constitution. All that was guaranteed by the Constitution, is that congress will not make a law that prevents someone from saying anything. That is in stark contrast with the "freedom of speech" people cite today.
How often have you heard someone say that "corporation X or person X violated my first amendment right to the freedom of speech". This is impossible because a person or corporation cannot violate the first amendment. The first amendment (or any other Amendment to the bill of rights) applies to the federal government (or Union of the States if you will) and potentially (though I'm not always in agreeement) to the States in some cases.
Just figured I'd start off with a bang.
Mike
I just saw that there is a "Freedom of Speech" forum and I figured I would introduce myself by saying that the "freedom of speech" is not guaranteed in the Constitution. All that was guaranteed by the Constitution, is that congress will not make a law that prevents someone from saying anything. That is in stark contrast with the "freedom of speech" people cite today.
How often have you heard someone say that "corporation X or person X violated my first amendment right to the freedom of speech". This is impossible because a person or corporation cannot violate the first amendment. The first amendment (or any other Amendment to the bill of rights) applies to the federal government (or Union of the States if you will) and potentially (though I'm not always in agreeement) to the States in some cases.
Just figured I'd start off with a bang.
Mike