RE: Assault On Free Speech
July 30, 2012 at 2:17 pm
(This post was last modified: July 30, 2012 at 2:19 pm by Autumnlicious.)
(July 30, 2012 at 10:14 am)A Theist Wrote: No matter how you feel on gay marriage or any other subject, should an elected official be allowed use his position of authority in public office to assault and threaten people whose speech disagrees with their own personal and political beliefs?
Except that it isn't personal.
They're publicly elected officials. You got a problem with the will of the People of Boston, take it to them!
Maybe they'll listen to you and vote him out.
Or maybe they'll vote for him more just to spite you.
But hey, if Jesus don't like it, it must be oppression.
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Oppression, hmm. Sounds familiar? It should...
If a company wants to offend a segment of population and their friends, they're free too.
But that doesn't mean said population can't offend back and ask their leaders to refuse them.
After all, it is legal to prohibit Walmart from opening stores in certain municipalities.
The wheel turns, does it not?
Slave to the Patriarchy no more