As bad and evil as those people are, it still raises interesting questions about freedom of speech.
There is something to the idea that a military funeral is private and a special thing, so there could be exceptions made.. but where do you stop the exceptions.
Here is a paragraph from an AP story
The trouble is, once courts begin making exceptions of this sort, the First Amendment quickly gets whittled away. There are those who argue for creating free-speech exceptions for Nazis marching through the town square or for the burning of holy books of one sort or another. Almost everyone has some kind of speech they regard as intolerable - they just do not agree on what that speech is.
Here is a link to the story.
I think the speech itself should be protected, but you do have conflicting rights at times. Such is the nature of freedom. Even though speech should be protected, there should not be protection from the repercussions of utilizing that freedom. I would still be against any hate speech law of any kind.
Speech and actions are two seperate things!
ReplyDeleteIn a civilized Society it is the laws that set forth the conduct of how oposing ideas, opinions, and actions should be conducted!
The LAW(s) should protect the rights of all individuals regardless of their opinions!
But
The LAW(s) should protect individuals from any actions as they resort to provocation,
retaliation or using the system as a means of forcing all people to comply with an opposing view!
Its really about the kind of Society in which we wish to "LIVE".
AND
The allowing and separation of opposing views
(but not all actions) under one big UMBRELLA!
OR
Freedom!
The Founding Fathers would puke if they saw what we pass off as free speech today. Phelps, Muslims allowed to supplant our laws, porn, cursing the President, vile language, etc. I particularly hate the "living document" theory concerning the Constitution. It says what it says. It mean what it says. How hard is that?
ReplyDeleteThe Founding Fathers would puke if they saw what we pass off as free speech today.
ReplyDeleteI agree, but who is giving them that "Power"?
I don't think the Founders ever thought the Judical Branch of Government would have the "POWER" over individuals that is does TODAY!
And
Where they can remove all the pieces and every trace of a Nation who was founded on Biblical Priciples and Ideas one chunk of Pillar at a time! (Especially the Ten Commandments!)
Pretty SOON it won't even LOOK like AMERICA!