> Preface: > I am not a homophobe. I believe all people should be > allowed to live according to their personal morals (within in > certain limits, eg. you should not be able to kill because > you feel like it). > > Argument: > I am an American. I am a constitutionalist. I believe > in the 1st Amendment. I would fight for and die for this > persons right to say what he did. Just as I will defend a > person who burns the flag I love, or a communist, or a > racist. Not because I agree with them, but because when we > stop them from talking, someone will stop me from talking.
Well - that depends. The constitution does not give anybody the right to say anything. Rather it protects the populace from government efforts to curtail speech and opinion. If a company says to it's emplyees "you can't say that" it's not a free speech issue. If an organization (like the NFL) says "you can't say that" it's not a free speech issue either. >From the little that I've seen this case just doesn't seem to at all a First Amendment issue. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
