On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 12:54:09PM -0400, Henry Rivera wrote:
All "speech" should be legal--printed, electronic, or otherwise--even guides to making bombs like the Anarchist Cookbook, of which I have a copy. Anyone who doesn't support that doesn't deserve freedom of speech. I understand limits to speech being necessary to prevent imminent harm (when there is evidence of clear and present danger) like yelling fire in a crowded theater. However, this logic has been overextended and abused to the point where less-than-clear danger and just potential risk are enough to justify censorship of unpopular political speech. One more reason to nix the Terrorism Act. -Henry
Agree with the main idea, but not sure agree with the "limits". Currently in theory most people have right of free speech, but there are so many limits/ exceptions they rule and one can hardly exercise free speech without hitting limit/exception. To paraphrase a quote: First they came for the terrorists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a terrorist, Then they came for the communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist, ...{jews, trade unionists, protestants} Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up.