Q: How come this sounds unconstitutional??
I can see if you hurt someone else, but just saying something?
A:
Is it like yelling fire in a movie theatre even though you never set a fire which is illegal?
You can do legal research on the internet or go to the library. However, this is not a classroom
A:
There aren’t a lot of details here, but it looks like the question is about limitations on the First Amendment as it mentions “saying something.” The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of speech and other basic freedoms, such as religion and assembly. However, freedom of speech is not absolute; some forms of speech (or expression) are not protected, such as those that incite, are obscene, defamatory, among others.
Tim Akpinar
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