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I'm confused...can you show an example of when the right of free speech has been picked and choosed?
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Well if I was to go to the courthouse lawn and express my right to free speech with my opinion of the judge, how long do you think it would be before I found my butt in the clink? Oh so I would need to get a permit huh! and just where would I get that permit? Uh huh!!!
I used to take my guitar and amp to Wright Park years ago and jam. One time our band decided we would play in the band shell so I went to the city and got all the permits. As we were sitting up a police officer comes and tells us we would need to pack up our stuff and leave. When I said we had all the permits I was told they thought we were with Arts in the Park thats why we were given the permits. We were not allowed to stay and play. It was what we were going to play(rock) why we were not allowed to express ourselves.
If I abuse my right to free speech on my wife or kids I go to jail for it. I believe its called mental abuse. So what makes Phelps actions of abusing this family mentally legal and protected under the constitution? Because we choose too.
We clearly have the ability to pick and choose when something falls under the right to free speech when we want. This situation clearly steps beyond the bounds of simple free speech. As I said what about mental abuse? mental anguish? or hell, put Phelps away for mental instability. He clearly qualifies.
There just seems to be so many options to take this guy out of action that leave his right to free speech pristine. But no we choose to protect his right to abuse others under the guise of the right to free speech.