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re: 86 47 is free speech

Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:00 am to
Posted by OceanMan
Member since Mar 2010
23157 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:00 am to
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86 47 is free speech


Then he should have left it up.
Posted by FredBear
Georgia
Member since Aug 2017
17389 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:05 am to
The people who are saying 86 47 is okay are the same fricks who wanted a rodeo clown's life destroyed for wearing an Obama mask.

I can't take them seriously and my indifference to them is off the charts
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
117474 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:10 am to
I have no problem with totally free speech as long as everyone has it. Shreveport's Independence Bowl is always desperate for sponsors who get their name on the bowl. Trump could win the rights with a $1M donation. It would have to be named: THE LET'S MURDER JAMES COMEY BOWL.
At halftime a group of performers could illustrate the different ways the assassination could be conducted. Lots of cool music and special effects would make it must see T.V.
Posted by Schleynole
Member since Sep 2022
1496 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:20 am to
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18 U.S. Code § 871 - Threats against President and successors to the Presidency


1st amendment literally says "no law". I'd says that's a law
Posted by Schleynole
Member since Sep 2022
1496 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:21 am to
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Free speech ends when you threaten to kixx someone.


Nope, free speech is unconditional.
Posted by tigeraddict
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
14762 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:23 am to
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86 47 is free speech


yelling "fire" in a crowded theater is not covered.....


Posted by International_Aggie
Member since Oct 2012
2036 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:34 am to
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Trump wasn’t present.


Irrelevant
Posted by International_Aggie
Member since Oct 2012
2036 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:36 am to
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yelling "fire" in a crowded theater is not covered.....


Fun fact, it is.

The Supreme Court ruling that cited that phrase as an example was later overturned.

“Yelling fire” was really about protesting the war.

Also, yelling fire in a crowded theater is a good thing if there is a fire.
Posted by Tigergreg
Metairie
Member since Feb 2005
25823 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:44 am to
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Unless there is a threat of imminent lawless action, you can say that someone should be 86ed.


It could be interpreted as inciting violence. On the other hand, leftists are so stupid, it probably went right over their heads. That's probably a valid defense.
Posted by Tigergreg
Metairie
Member since Feb 2005
25823 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:47 am to
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Free speech is for criticisms of government without retaliation.


You can criticize the government. That's different than encouraging someone to murder the POTUS.
Posted by ninthward
Boston, MA
Member since May 2007
22696 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:48 am to
Yea but if you said that about Biden or Obama what would happen?
Posted by Tigergreg
Metairie
Member since Feb 2005
25823 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:49 am to
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Yea but if you said that about Biden or Obama what would happen?


I think we all know what would happen.
Posted by thebigmuffaletta
Member since Aug 2017
15703 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:50 am to
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Unless there is a threat of imminent lawless action,


What do you think all these people who hate Trump posting 86-47 are intending by posting it?
Posted by Tigergreg
Metairie
Member since Feb 2005
25823 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:53 am to
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Also, yelling fire in a crowded theater is a good thing if there is a fire.


It was meant to cover false claims of a fire.
Posted by International_Aggie
Member since Oct 2012
2036 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 11:58 am to
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It was meant to cover false claims of a fire.


As stated earlier, it was never about fire in a theater at all.

It was about protesting the draft for WWI. That ruling is overturned.
Posted by omegaman66
greenwell springs
Member since Oct 2007
27094 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 12:04 pm to
So it is ok to incite violence to kill the president but it is not ok to say ****?
Posted by EZE Tiger Fan
Member since Jul 2004
55454 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 12:08 pm to
If everyone here is smart, then you need to take note of who supports this.

These are the people that want Trump, and YOU, dead.
Posted by International_Aggie
Member since Oct 2012
2036 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 12:25 pm to
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So it is ok to incite violence to kill the president but it is not ok to say ****?


I never said incitement was covered. I very clearly said incitement to violence is not protected speech.

Someone earlier incorrectly stated it is illegal to yell fire in a crowded building. I simply corrected him.
Posted by Lg
Hayden, Alabama
Member since Jul 2011
8590 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 12:25 pm to
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You are intentionally taking an extreme interpretation to fit your narrative.


Considering there has been an assassination attempt TWICE on his life, I would consider ANY threat viable, not mater how miniscule you think it is.
Posted by RobbBobb
Member since Feb 2007
34125 posts
Posted on 5/16/25 at 12:45 pm to
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That ruling is overturned.

Stop lying. Only the part about his opposition to the draft was overturned
quote:

The case was later partially overturned by Brandenburg v. Ohio in 1969, which limited the scope of banned speech to that directed to and likely to incite imminent lawless action (e.g. an immediate riot)

The part about incitement of violence was actually strengthen by the ruling
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