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Originally Posted by shakran
I understand that. And if the networks want to can him, that's their choice. However, the principle of the first amendment is that everyone has the right to express himself. For people to then get up in arms when others follow that principle is disingenuous.
I don't agree with Imus any more than I agree with the KKK idiots that preach hate on the street corner - but that doesn't mean I think they should lose their jobs for having those beliefs.
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shakran, I'm missing something very basic here. How is anyone trampling on Imus' First Amendment rights? He expressed himself. The network suspended him. The First Amendment only applies to the government making laws, not private citizens or corporations. Individuals and corporations have every right to find something offensive and react accordingly.
If the KKK idiots went on national radio and espoused their hate speach, they don't have any First Amendment protection if their employer
that put them on the air in the first place choses to take them off because their either offended or worried about a decrease in advertising revenue. This is a private matter being handled in a public forum, nothing else. And, by the way, most employers have mechanisms to fire you if you start spouting off hate speach in the workplace, and that's perfectly legal.
I think that you're trying to change this into a fight that it's not.