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eppur_se_muova

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6. 1st Amendment says you can't be prevented from saying anything. It does NOT protect you from the consequences ...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 01:36 PM

Nov 8

... of what you say. If you are using your free speech to spread hatred and intolerance, expect to pay for it, by social ostracism at the very least. If it violates your employment contract, expect to be fired -- your employer will have had enough lawyers work on that contract to make it bulletproof.

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1st Amendment says you can't be prevented from saying anything. It does NOT protect you from the consequences ... eppur_se_muova Nov 8 #6