Comments on: Polling on the First Amendment http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/16/polling-on-the-first-amendment/ Where There's Snow, There's Firepower Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:16:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Sebastian http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/16/polling-on-the-first-amendment/#comment-24833 Sebastian Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:06:11 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3770#comment-24833 Punching? I think i was socially acceptable to challenge them to a duel :) Punching? I think i was socially acceptable to challenge them to a duel :)

]]> By: chris http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/16/polling-on-the-first-amendment/#comment-24832 chris Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:01:55 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3770#comment-24832 after reading the poll questions, they failed to define 'hate speech' leaving that interpretation up to the person being polled... in my view, hate speech includes speech that promotes and advocates violence, and last time i checked inciting violence was illegal... also keep in mind that free speech ideals were enacted into the first amendment at a time in history where it was still considered socially acceptable for someone to punch you in the mouth for insulting themselves, their family or their honor... after reading the poll questions, they failed to define ‘hate speech’ leaving that interpretation up to the person being polled… in my view, hate speech includes speech that promotes and advocates violence, and last time i checked inciting violence was illegal…

also keep in mind that free speech ideals were enacted into the first amendment at a time in history where it was still considered socially acceptable for someone to punch you in the mouth for insulting themselves, their family or their honor…

]]> By: Rustmeister http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/16/polling-on-the-first-amendment/#comment-24819 Rustmeister Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:13:06 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3770#comment-24819 Banning hate speech is stupid. How will you know where the bigots are if you don't let them talk? Banning hate speech is stupid. How will you know where the bigots are if you don’t let them talk?

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