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Scruffy1

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2. It depends on your politics.

Reply to drray23 (Original post)

Sat Nov 14, 2020, 09:22 PM

Nov 2020

Eugene Debs got ten years for saying he thought the draft was unconstitutional. The Supremes agreed 12-0. Different standard for right wing nuts. Hell, they can take over federal property and promote violent revolution all they want. Don't you try it, though. You can get in trouble if you threaten one of the political class directly because that's common law everywhere.

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where is the line between sedition and free speech ? [View all] drray23 Nov 2020 OP

'conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.' elleng Nov 2020 #1

It depends on your politics. Scruffy1 Nov 2020 #2

Inciting violence is the line. marybourg Nov 2020 #3

trump has crossed that line. much of the RW echo chamber has crossed with him. bullimiami Nov 2020 #4