Re: Is the First Amendment Dead?
"David E. Ross" <not_me@not_there.invalid>
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On 1/9/2021 3:29 PM, Tad wrote: > re: https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2021/01/08/we-need-more-than-deplatforming/ > > Free speech is literally a critical right we have and it is no coincidence that it was the first amendment to the US Constitution. > > Why is it even seen as ok to deplatform anyone that you disagree with let alone more? I thought George Orwell was a nut when I read 1984 in the 80's, kinda laughed at the whole thing. But I am beginning to think he was a genius before his time, seeing 40 years in the future. > > @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. > > Regards, > > Tad. > The first amendment only applies to government action, not to the actions of businesses and individuals. The Supreme Court ruled in the case of Schenck v. United States that even the government can indeed place limits on freedom of speech: "The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent." -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/>. The only reason we have so many laws is that not enough people will do the right thing. (© 1997 by David Ross) _______________________________________________ general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/general