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rdubwiley

(518 posts) Fri Dec 20, 2013, 09:08 PM Dec 2013

Explaining the First Amendment to Sarah Palin

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Explaining the First Amendment to Sarah Palin (Original Post) rdubwiley Dec 2013 OP

Agreed JustinSouth Dec 2013 #1

According to the constitution, it would not. arcane1 Dec 2013 #2

+1. Free speech doesn't imply that others have to listen to you. n/t winter is coming Dec 2013 #4

Amen. That is why we have a clicker!! oldandhappy Dec 2013 #5

Here is the First Amendment, so you can read it for yourself. Welcome to DU, may you read and learn. uppityperson Dec 2013 #3

And if someone from the Dixie Chicks said something you found TBF Dec 2013 #6

JustinSouth

(1 post)

1. Agreed

Reply to rdubwiley (Original post)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 09:44 PM

Dec 2013

Agreed. Private companies, absent a contract, can discipline their employee's how they see fit.

If a left leaning TV star says Christian are bigoted and offensive, network wouldn't be violating their freedom of speech to fire them. Right?

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

2. According to the constitution, it would not.

Reply to JustinSouth (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 09:58 PM

Dec 2013

Nobody has a "right" to be on tv.

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)

4. +1. Free speech doesn't imply that others have to listen to you. n/t

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 10:06 PM

Dec 2013

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)

5. Amen. That is why we have a clicker!!

Reply to winter is coming (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 12:50 AM

Dec 2013

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

3. Here is the First Amendment, so you can read it for yourself. Welcome to DU, may you read and learn.

Reply to JustinSouth (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 10:04 PM

Dec 2013

http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

TBF

(32,056 posts)

6. And if someone from the Dixie Chicks said something you found

Reply to JustinSouth (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 09:34 AM

Dec 2013

offensive you would stick up for her, right?

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