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marble falls

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5. People misunderstand what "free speech" is. It's speech you won't be arrested for until you make it ...

Reply to LearnedHand (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 30, 2025, 09:38 AM

Jul 30

... it's speech without prior restraint.

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"If I had shown up with purple hair and a dress, claiming to be a woman, the government wouldn't have said a word." [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Jul 30 OP

The intolerant decry intolerance? usonian Jul 30 #1

Wow. I love that Canada has built in protections around its freedom of speech rights LearnedHand Jul 30 #2

People misunderstand what "free speech" is. It's speech you won't be arrested for until you make it ... marble falls Jul 30 #5

I understand that. I'm saying the Canada type of prior restraint has some value. LearnedHand Jul 30 #6

Wasn't meant for you, I would never aim a Constitutional explanation to Judge Learned Hand!!! marble falls Jul 30 #7

Ah, someone who understands Near vs Minnesota ! eppur_se_muova Jul 30 #9

Does Feucht speak out against clergy molesting children with equal fervor or is that Norrrm Jul 30 #3

Dingbat has the right to sing and everybody else has the right not to listen to his crap. marble falls Jul 30 #4

Isn't he the creep "preacher" who was involved with "hands qbert"? niyad Jul 30 #8

If anyone showed up with purple hair and dressed like a woman in Canada, we still wouldn't say a word. Bev54 Jul 30 #10

Just another scheming jerk trying to use Jesus to fleece people. calimary Jul 30 #11

Oh, look, another fake christian pouting and throwing a tantrum because mwmisses4289 Jul 30 #12

blatant Christian persecution in Canada? patphil Jul 30 #13

More fake "Christian persecution." Ray Bruns Jul 30 #14

"...a MAGA-supporting Christian Nationalist worship-music singer..." William Seger Jul 30 #15

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