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Originally Posted by AVoiceOfReason
Here is the First Amendment to the US Constitution. It's not long, nor is it hard to understand. Read the first five words, and if you don't understand what it being prohibited, read them again:
"CONGRESS SHALL PASS NO LAW respecting an establisment 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 grievences."
Got it? CONGRESS SHALL PASS NO LAW. It is GOVERNMENT action, not private corporate decisions, that is covered by the First Amendment.
Anyone that misses that point after reading this note is trying to be obtuse, and should be ignored.
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Wow, for a voice of reason you sure are taking an obnoxiously belligerent tone. Let's go over what I've said very carefully. Nowhere in this thread have I ever said it is unconstitutional for Imus to be fired or suspended. It's not. We all get that.
What I'm trying to get across is that in a country who's very constitution expresses the concept that people should be able to express themselves the way they want to, it is disingenuous for someone to say "he can't say that." It's not illegal. It's not unconstitutional. It's just idiotic.
In other news, I too feel Jazz has been unfairly mis-characterized. Becoming a mod does not mean you have to check your opinions at the door.