Would Sarah Palin's freedom of speech be violated if a large crowd booed her as she tried to talk?
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Thu May-12-11 08:24 PM
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Poll question: Would Sarah Palin's freedom of speech be violated if a large crowd booed her as she tried to talk?
and she couldn't be heard over the booing?
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Thu May-12-11 08:25 PM
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Booing, too, is free speech. Therefore you just end up with competing messages.
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Thu May-12-11 08:27 PM
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3. Just checking. There's another thread in GD that implies booing violates the 1st amendment
And nearly every reply in that thread agrees.
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Thu May-12-11 08:31 PM
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Thu May-12-11 08:33 PM
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Thu May-12-11 08:35 PM
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11. Where is the agreement that booing violates freedom of speech?
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Thu May-12-11 08:40 PM
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14. The thread title says that, a large portion of the replies agree
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Thu May-12-11 08:46 PM
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Edited on Thu May-12-11 08:49 PM by uppityperson
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Thu May-12-11 08:46 PM
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16. Thread title does say that. Will go there and talk.
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Thu May-12-11 08:35 PM
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12. Thanks for the link and I don't see that in that thread. My take is that they are saying
those booing and yelling "go to hell hippie" are teabaggers.
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Fri May-13-11 09:16 AM
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24. The great thing about double standards is
never having to criticize your own for things you just blasted your opponents over.
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Thu May-12-11 08:26 PM
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2. Not at all. Depending on the circumstances, I might say the crowd was behaving badly,
but her rights would be intact...
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Thu May-12-11 08:28 PM
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A crowd of booers is not congress.
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Thu May-12-11 08:29 PM
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5. If I weren't allowed to "Boo" her while she spoke...
My freedom of speech would be severely impinged upon.
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Thu May-12-11 08:30 PM
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6. Of course not. freedom of speech doesn't mean people have to be able to hear you
She is still free to speak. The audience is free to make enough noise to not hear her.
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Thu May-12-11 08:33 PM
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9. I want "freedom FROM (her) speech"
If that means booing loudly so that I don't have to hear it, so be it.
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Thu May-12-11 08:33 PM
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10. Only the government can violate one's freedom of speech n/t
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Thu May-12-11 08:40 PM
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13. A Whole Stadium of Hockey Fans Expressing their Freedom of Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd4wQd_gbj8 Sarah Palin getting BOOOOOed at hockey game
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Thu May-12-11 08:41 PM
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15. the crowd has the same rights as she does, if they want to boo then
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Thu May-12-11 08:51 PM
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17. Freedom of speech doesn't obligate the other person to listen.
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Thu May-12-11 09:32 PM
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18. Not unless the big crowd was some kind of government entity.
The First Amendment, like all of the Constitution, limits the powers of government, not the powers of people.
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Thu May-12-11 10:20 PM
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19. The Constitution says the Government can't violate a person's
freedom of speech. Individuals can shout her down and not be guilty of violating her 'right" to be stupid in public.
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Thu May-12-11 10:28 PM
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20. Two rights don't make a wrong. LOL!
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Fri May-13-11 09:09 AM
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21. If a Palin blabbers in a crowd and nobody can hear her, is she still wrong?
Not a very philosophical question, since the answer is a resounding "YES".
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Fri May-13-11 09:10 AM
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There are plenty on the right and left who don't understand that freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences your speech may engender in other people.
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Fri May-13-11 09:12 AM
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...but that doesn't mean she isn't going to bitch and moan about it.
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