Comments on: Free speech in the U.K.: two data points

By: Jeff Richardson

Jeff Richardson — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 07:52:29 +0000

Does the USA first amendment allow someone to (1) call “fire” in a crowded theatre or (2) call a black person the “n word”?

Has the USA first amendment permitted wealthy Americans to buy control of the American political process?

By: rxc

rxc — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:19:54 +0000

I think that once the UK has become independent of the EU they should write a real constitution, with a bunch of “thou shalt not” provisions, as opposed to the EU, and its “thou shall” constitution that guarantees every EU citizen heaven-on-earth plus a pony. And the first article (not amendment) of the UK constitution should guarantee freedom of speech. They might find a suitable template is some other English-speaking country.

And, while I am thinking about it, if they decide to separate from the EU they should probably publish some sort of explanation, with something along the lines of

“when in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them to another…”

I am sure they can find an appropriate template somewhere…

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:22:08 +0000

Here's another: police in Wales ordered a shop-keeper to remove T-shirts saying "Obey our laws, respect our beliefs, or go back to your own country."

By: ras

ras — Fri, 31 May 2013 19:56:04 +0000

Tea and cookies, good.

Crumpet, bad.