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0 pointswidowlark6y ago0 comments

Certainly they would have less grounds for firing him, but there would likely be a court case challenge if they chose to do so.

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solidsnack90006y ago

But do you feel free speech is genuinely under attack in the one case, and genuinely not in another?

Does a person or institution have to be literally owned lock, stock and barrel by the public to act in a public capacity?

widowlarkOP6y ago

Yes - The first amendment is as follows:

"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."

In that vein, I would see the government limiting the ability for someone to speak out against anything as a violation of their Free Speech/First Amendment rights.

solidsnack90006y ago

As written, this Amendment applies only to Congress, but it seems you reasonably infer that if the right of free speech is a limitation on Congress it should apply to state and local governments as well. Why wouldn’t it apply to other institutions operating in a public capacity, or operating with a public charter?

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SkyBelow6y ago

But the question isn't if part of the First Amendment is under attack, so why bring it up?

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solidsnack90006y ago

But do you feel free speech is genuinely under attack in the one case, and genuinely not in another?

Does a person or institution have to be literally owned lock, stock and barrel by the public to act in a public capacity?

widowlarkOP6y ago

Yes - The first amendment is as follows:

In that vein, I would see the government limiting the ability for someone to speak out against anything as a violation of their Free Speech/First Amendment rights.

solidsnack90006y ago

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SkyBelow6y ago

But the question isn't if part of the First Amendment is under attack, so why bring it up?

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