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Originally Posted by dc_dux
The government has imposed limitations on speech - hate speech, "fighting words", slander, obscenities over the air waves,.....
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To draw a parallel to Shakran's point, because there are limitations on the freedom of speech I should rebel against the government because 'they are taking my right away and are doing it every day.'
To wit, there are reasonable restrictions on freedom of speech; there are also reasonable restrictions on the possession of firearms. I think we've long submitted to the social contract theory which dictates that we curb our freedoms to the extent necessary to avoid intruding on other's freedoms.
Blegh, I can wax on about the logic of it all, but whatever. I'm happy so long as more legislation isn't passed out of fear rather than logic.