Originally Posted by
Flash
Exactly my point. Government can restrict speech, press, religion, etc. Therefore, those rights are not absolute.
you're missing the point. slander and libel creates harm to others, thus there is no right to slander or libel. that does not mean FREE speech is not absolute
Originally Posted by
Flash
Obviously the Constitution does not define which restrictions are permissible, so that has become the role of the federal courts.
the government has no constitutional authority to define the limits of their power
Originally Posted by
Flash
Libel and slander are not generally illegal--laws don't prohibit them. But there is a remedy in civil court.
exactly. If Libel and Slander were considered free speech, there could be no civil suit. Therefore, Libel and Slander are not considered free speech rights.
A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.
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