Quote Originally Posted by Gumby
i didn't see her harm anyone, or cause a rush... I did see her lie or say anything that wasn't true.... I didn't see her do anything to harm anyone... why should she be in jail... If I'm that dumb please explain to me how freedom of speech can lead to jail time if you hurt no one??
gumby 5th grade civics

C. Exceptions to Freedom of Expression

Many exceptions to the First Amendment protections have been recognized by the courts, although not without controversy. Courts sometimes justify these exceptions as speech which causes substantial harm to the public, or speech which the Founding Fathers could not have intended to protect, or traditions that have long been part of the common law tradition from England that was the basis of our American legal system.

Rather than merely reciting the list of established exceptions, it is important to understand the rationale for making exceptions to free speech protection under the Constitution. The value of free speech sometimes clashes with other important values in our culture.

How should we weigh the relative importance of these competing social values? How do we balance free speech against racism, sexism, or anti-Semitism which promotes values we despise as a country? against speech which some consider a symptom of the decay of society's traditional values? against speech which directly results in physical injury to another person?

Exceptions established by the courts to the First Amendment protections include the following:

Defamation | Causing panic | Fighting words | Incitement to crime | Sedition | Obscenity

was she defaming? causing panic? using fighting words? incitment to crime? sedation? obscenity?

do you want me to show you were there are more limits to the first ammendment.....

i dont know about you sometimes..... your hate of america is clouding your view.