tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post8524687291590242755..comments2023-12-30T23:02:57.931-08:00Comments on Deep Thought: Supreme Court decides High School Principal outranks the First Amendment.Eli Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-50422398005315430852007-06-27T11:37:00.000-07:002007-06-27T11:37:00.000-07:00anonymous:I've in the past supported the right of ...anonymous:<BR/><BR/>I've in the past supported the right of people who use the 'n'-word to say it (for example, see <A HREF="http://tiodt.blogspot.com/2007/01/there-are-things-ill-never-say-unless.html" REL="nofollow">this post</A>.)<BR/><BR/>That doesn't protect people from ridicule, disgust and even civil suits, but it does protect them from being told they can't say what they want.<BR/><BR/>I will even concede that while this was a public school, it is not a public domain so the principal certainly does have the right to restrict what the student can say on the school grounds-- but the sidewalk is public domain and to restrict speech in a public domain requires an act of Congress-- i.e. the rule against campaign signs within 75 feet of a poll on election day (and even then the court can overrule Congress, as happened also in the past week on a McCain-Feingold restriction.)Eli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-54581770839794156302007-06-26T13:21:00.000-07:002007-06-26T13:21:00.000-07:00"The substance of the banner is irrelevant. Either..."The substance of the banner is irrelevant. Either this student (and by implication all students, or all people) have a right to express their views in public, or they don't. In the end it is that simple."<BR/><BR/>Really? Suppose the T-shirt had said "Kill all niggers". Or even "Nappy-headed hos".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-27556439899025721822007-06-26T10:26:00.000-07:002007-06-26T10:26:00.000-07:00In light of the high court's decision, perhaps the...In light of the high court's decision, perhaps the banner in question should have been fashioned to state "Bong Hits 4 Kafka."shrimplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347542266047278227noreply@blogger.com