-11 upvotes, 2 direct replies (showing 2)
View submission: Can we ban this extremely racist asshole?
As far as this goes - no.
I'm no expert on the constitution but I'm pretty sure it applies to privately owned entities. Otherwise, fuck it, lets create a privately owned company and then go around screaming racist abuse under the umbrella of that company.
"The wishes of the owner trump the first amendment" pfft.
Comment by dfranke at 05/06/2008 at 22:30 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
As far as this goes - no.
As far as this goes, yes.
I'm no expert on the constitution
Indeed not.
Otherwise, fuck it, lets create a privately owned company and then go around screaming racist abuse under the umbrella of that company.
You can do that anyhow, as long as you do it on your own property. Thanks to the first amendment you can usually do it on public property too, though certain laws such as disturbing the peace and certain rulings such as the fighting words doctrine may curtail that.
Comment by TearsOfRage at 05/06/2008 at 22:31 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
No, the Constitution does not apply to non-governmental entities. You can create a racist organization, and I'll defend your right to do so.