31 Aug
2001
31 Aug
'01
12:30 a.m.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 09:12:50PM -0500, measl@mfn.org wrote:
On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote:
<much true stuff snipped>
But even given the tattered First Amendment, there is still a difference between speech and action.
Complete and utter bullshit.
"Measl" sometimes posts worthy stuff, so instead of flaming him, I'll just say that much of First Amendment jurisprudence is based on the distinctions between speech and action. It is not an absolute line, of course, speech ("give me your money or else", falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater, fighting words) can be suppressed, but it is a useful distinction nonetheless. -Declan