• Cylusthevirus@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    You can still see consequences from yelling “fire” in a crowded theater. Let’s not pretend that there can be no reasonable constraints on these things.

    Ps. WHERE IS THE WELL REGULATED MILITIA?

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      1 year ago

      With respect to yelling “fire” - you’re not charged with the speech, you’re charged with inciting the ensuing panic.

      With respect to the militia - the words “the people” are used in several places in close proximity to the usage in the Second Amendment. The meaning of “the people” in the Second Amendment can’t be construed to mean “the militia” without some serious mental gymnastics.