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Originally Posted by DaWei
I think most people have no inkling regarding the "right of free speech," at least as regards the U.S. Essentially, it prevents the government from restraining your freedom of expression (said expression being constrained by some legal bounds). Your boss, your spouse, your parent, your forum owner, all these people may do it all they like, so long as they don't break any laws in the process.
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Its just a pity that most people in the U.S know more about the Simpsons than they do the first Amendment, and even more of a pity that most of the U.S population are prepared to give up their freedom for protection from "Terrorism"
but that in itself is another topic.