By: Richard Nieporent

Richard Nieporent — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:08:05 +0000

but especially in SF, I would presume a jury would laugh at anyone proposing such ludicrous action

Unfortunately, that is not the case. It is the political correctness of the Left that is eviscerating the First Amendment.

By: Griffin3

Griffin3 — Wed, 02 May 2007 09:59:04 +0000

I just don’t see what the city could have done, more than it did, to prevent this situation. It would have been an interesting question to ask the plaintiff’s attorney: should the city have pre-screened anyone attending, and ejected them if they said anything beyond what they proposed to say, in advance? Should it have immediately ejected or jailed any citizen who made a comment perceived to be offensive? I mean, some folks might think that it’s okay to run presidential press conferences like that, with loyalty oaths and all, but especially in SF, I would presume a jury would laugh at anyone proposing such ludicrous action.

The case sounds, from what I read in the article, to be an absolute joke. But, more than that, it is not a case of damned-if-you-don’t, it seems, as much as the plaintiff now demanding money for the city’s refusal to take action against a citizen which would be illegal, in direct contravention of the first amendment. And people wonder why, when we read these stories, all we can manage in an inarticulate growl…

Glenn

By: jb

jb — Wed, 02 May 2007 01:02:02 +0000

So the liability theory is “they owned the space”? “They represent the people, and one of the people said it”? “They didn’t gag all spectators”?

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