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Originally Posted by Frosstbyte
The first amendment right to free speech is not absolute and does not protect you from all consequences of your exercise of free speech. It says "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech . . ." It says nothing about a school making a rule that you can't wear t-shirts that are offensive.
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The courts tried the 'constitution only prohibits the feds' argument once when it pertained to blacks being able to bear arms, hence the 14th amendment. The other, bigger, problem is when reinhardt made previous decisions that allowed pro-gay rights shirts to be worn in schools.
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