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Judge says Education Dept partisan out-of-office emails violated First Amendment

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135 points toomanyrichies | 1 comments | 09 Nov 25 01:03 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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megamike ◴[09 Nov 25 01:56 UTC] No.45862207[source]▶
“the First Amendment is a cheap thing if all it provides is the assurance that one may say what a current majority is willing to hear.” Charles Rembar
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getcthbf67 ◴[09 Nov 25 02:05 UTC] No.45862262[source]▶
As a contrararianI'm silenced a lot. How do you suggest alignment can happen if more persuasive dissenting voices are allowed to be heard?
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michael_michael ◴[09 Nov 25 02:06 UTC] No.45862266[source]▶
Silenced by whom?
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theendisney ◴[09 Nov 25 02:15 UTC] No.45862304[source]▶
Even the smallest authority may want to force others back in line.
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1. ceejayoz ◴[09 Nov 25 02:22 UTC] No.45862337{3}[source]▶
“Your ideas suck and you should stop espousing them” is free speech too.