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Originally Posted by DirkFTW
Natural rights, yes. But our civil rights are tempered (often quite severely) in order to maintain order and provide peace. Probably overused, but you can't shout fire in a crowded theater and claim you are excused under free speech.
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this analogy misses the boat in this instance -- it is not an argument against the notion that publishing a political opinion is protected under the first amendment to say that one cannot shout fire in a crowded theatre.