Here is a response I gave on Twitter to a previous Tweet on FREE SPEECH:
Why is it that entities like FOX AND NEWSMAX are given a Free Pass from Accusations of Violating Free Speech for allowing no opposition to their Far-Right Rhetoric, yet when Progressives seek to limit Fascist/Trumpian Opinions on their outlets it is suddenly a Moral Outrage?
This points out a fact that seems to escape many Americans, including those in all forms of the MEDIA, that the following portion of the First Amendment:
Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech...
Only applies to Government or the State Penalizing or Sanctioning the Individual for expressing an Opinion or Idea, and does not apply directly to Speech offered by a Single Person or Private Enterprise being penalized by other sources. ( SCHOOLS, EMPLOYERS, PARENTS, CLIENTELE)
The SCOTUS and CONGRESS, in the past, have sought to create guidelines for FREE SPEECH, just as it has set Rules that apply to other parts of the BILL OF RIGHTS. As a simple example, taken from todays Headlines, I offer the following:
YOU MAY EXPRESS AN OPINION ABOUT THE LEGALITY OR MORALITY OF A GIVEN ACTION OR EVENT AND ITS RESULT, BUT CAN NOT USE FREEDOM OF SPEECH TO COMMIT AND/OR PLAN A CRIMINAL ACT OR ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, SEEKING TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME.
SEE PART 2.
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