Re: Is the First Amendment Dead?

On 1/9/21 4:29 PM, Tad wrote:
> Free speech is literally a critical right we have and it is no 
> coincidence that it was the first amendment to the US Constitution.

Go re-read the first amendment again, paying attention to the first five 
words.

> Why is it even seen as ok to deplatform anyone that you disagree with 
> let alone more?

Because businesses are allowed to state that they don't want to conduct 
business with individuals as long as it's a clear, documented, and legal 
reason.  The legal aspect is that there are a single digit (?) number of 
reasons that are illegal to use.  Businesses are free to refuse to 
conduct business with people wearing hats.  (Religious garbs excluded.)

> @mozilla; please go back to basic rights. If you intend to become a 
> tool to deplatform and silence voices that you disagree with, you will 
> have become what you most hate. I would at least like to see a post 
> from someone at Mozilla refuting Michelle's opinion I and I really 
> don't care how much some folks hate Trump, this is not about him, this 
> is about our fundamental Constitutional rights that are being trampled.

What constitutional right is being trampled?  Because Mozilla is 
definitely not Congress.



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