And I would like you to think about this before responding Plain Ol'.....I know I give you, and MJ a lot of grief on here, (sometimes just to talk smack!) but I am really curious as to your opinion here. Obviously, I have a very strong personal opinion here, what with my J.D./legal background, and although I am not a bar numbered attorney, I sometimes think this influences me. On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 5:14 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]>wrote:
> the Obama Justice Department warns against using social > media to spread information considered inflammatory against Muslims, > threatening that it could constitute a violation of civil rights. " > --- > As of 2011, the Brandenburg test is still the standard used for > evaluating attempts to punish inflammatory speech, and it has not been > seriously challenged since it was laid down in 1969. Very few cases > have actually reached the Court during the past decades that would > test the outer limits of Brandenburg, so the test remains largely > unqualified. > > The U.S. Supreme Court reversed Brandenburg's conviction, holding that > government cannot constitutionally punish abstract advocacy of force > or law violation. The majority opinion was per curiam (issued from the > Court as an institution rather than as authored and signed by an > individual justice). The earlier draft had originally been prepared by > Justice Abe Fortas before he was forced to resign in the midst of an > ethics scandal, and would have included a modified version of the > clear and present danger test. > > On May 31, 1:24 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > And I can do with a figure of Ol' Mo the Ham Head and call it either art > or > > shit. > > > > ** > > BareNakedIslam posted: "In its latest effort to protect followers of > > Islam in the U.S., the Obama Justice Department warns against using > social > > media to spread information considered inflammatory against Muslims, > > threatening that it could constitute a violation of civil rights. " > > New post on *BARE NAKED ISLAM* > > <http://www.barenakedislam.com/?author=1> Yes, but you can still dunk a > > crucifix in a jar of urine and have it considered > > “art”< > http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/05/31/yes-but-you-can-still-dunk-a...> > > by > > BareNakedIslam <http://www.barenakedislam.com/?author=1> > > > > In its latest effort to protect followers of Islam in the U.S., the Obama > > Justice Department warns against using social media to spread information > > considered inflammatory against Muslims, threatening that it could > > constitute a violation of civil rights. By "spreading information > > considered inflammatory against Muslims" - even if it's true - you could > > violate the civil […] > > > > Read more of this > > post< > http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/05/31/yes-but-you-can-still-dunk-a...> > > *BareNakedIslam <http://www.barenakedislam.com/?author=1>* | May 31, > 2013 > > at 2:12 pm | Categories: > > EnemyWithin-American< > http://www.barenakedislam.com/?taxonomy=category&term=enemywithin-ame...>| > > URL:http://wp.me/p276zM-U9G > > > > Comment< > http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/05/31/yes-but-you-can-still-dunk-a...> > > See all comments< > http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/05/31/yes-but-you-can-still-dunk-a...> > > > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > > Subscriptions< > https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf...>. > > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/05/31/yes-but-you-can-still-dunk-a... > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
