by Romiex69x on April 19th, 2007

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Are there any limitations on freedom of speech, like can I say that I want to shoot the president? I just watched a blockbuster DVD "Death to the President" It's about killing G.W. Bush.

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  • by n1kkigirl on May 24th, 2010

    n1kkigirl

    Wait a second... There are a lot of limits of freedom of speech, being naked in most public places, threatening to hurt people, ransom letters...

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  • by maddock on April 19th, 2007

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    Yes, the only absolute limitation on the First Amendment is conspiracy to murder the President of the US. That is considered treason.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States

    "Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and by many state constitutions and state and federal laws. Criticism of the government and advocation of unpopular ideas that most people would find distasteful or against public policy, such as racism, are generally permitted. There are exceptions to the general protection of speech, however, including the Miller test for obscenity, child pornography laws and regulation of commercial speech, such as advertising. Other limitations on free speech often balance rights to free speech and other rights, such as property rights for authors and inventors (copyright), interests in fair political campaigns (Campaign finance laws), protection from imminent or potential violence against particular persons (restrictions on Hate speech or fighting words), or the use of untruths to harm others (slander). Distinctions are also often made between speech and other acts, such as flag desecration, which may have symbolic significance."

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  • by Marion Bernadette on April 10th, 2009

    Marion Bernadette

    Regarding the words of "dfhgsdhg", either this is a test or this individual has a very MI NUTE brain. I am going to chuck it out there and say it's just a test and I believe LittleMissSunshine, Romiex69x and I have passed it with flying colours. Way to go guys, down with hatred, division and racism.

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  • by adamjohn on May 20th, 2010

    adamjohn

    Theoretically, yes. Stating that you want to kill the president is sedition, which is a criminal offence in the UK. The UK no longer uses capital punishment for sedition but it is crime that happens so rarely I have no idea what would happen in the event of sedition.

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