That's the stuff that we need to affix shields, sharpen swords, and stand next to our brothers and sisters in arms to protect.
#Sandra fluke free#
The speech that tests our commitment to free speech – that's the really good stuff. Whether it is the Ku Klux Klan, Mike (the Situation" Sorrentino, the American Nazi Party, Glenn Beck, Gail Dines, the Westboro Baptist Church, The Jonas Brothers, Ann Bartow, Creed, Jack Thompson, or anyone else whose stall in the marketplace of ideas smells as if a hungover bull who had eaten too many spoiled Jamaican beef patties took a crap in it, I take a deep breath and for a small and twisted moment, I savor the aroma. A man can dream, after all.īut, as a First Amendment lawyer, nay First Amendment fetishist, I realize that when I feel this way about a speaker, it is time for me to make sure that I am acutely protective of that speaker's right to peddle his wares in the marketplace of ideas. The thought of him being thrown off the air and silenced forever makes me swoon with joy. I despise just about everything that pill-addled, hate-spewing, disgusting piece of human tripe has ever said. When I hear Rush Limbaugh's voice, I want to vomit. Why we have a First Amendment show your love for It This same principle generally applies to reader comments in response to a post (although comments remain subject to our Website Terms of Use, and we reserve the right to remove or edit comments at our sole discretion). We do not censor such terms in a blog contributor's post when relevant to the topic discussed, because we believe that an analysis of the constitutional right to use certain language requires the freedom to discuss that language plainly and openly. A Note from the Staff of the CMLP: This post contains a candid discussion of First Amendment issues, including the use of terms that some readers might find offensive.
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