Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled UNANIMOUSLY that it was unconstitutional for the government to refuse to issue trademarks because the wording was derogatory. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech without government interference; the right to censor trademarks is government interference with speech. I wrote about this yesterday at some length. Today, however, I want to focus on the reaction from the liberal media to the decision.
USA Today ran an article calling the outcome a victory for "government sponsored bigotry." Instead of the denunciation of the Court's finding in favor of free speech, USA Today could have just as easily run an article headlined "Why Political Correctness Should Beat Freedom of Speech".
The entire concept of free speech is that the government is not allowed to interfere with what people can say with only a very few exceptions. You cannot call for the violent overthrow of the US government. You cannot say things that are designed to cause injury or violence; it's the old "you cannot shout 'fire' in a crowded theater." Free speech will not protect you if you participate in a criminal act. It's not free speech to go into a bank and say "this is a robbery; give me the money." That's about it for major exceptions.
You would think that the fact the ruling was unanimous would clue in the fools at USA Today. It hasn't. They are still living in the PC bubble.
USA Today ran an article calling the outcome a victory for "government sponsored bigotry." Instead of the denunciation of the Court's finding in favor of free speech, USA Today could have just as easily run an article headlined "Why Political Correctness Should Beat Freedom of Speech".
The entire concept of free speech is that the government is not allowed to interfere with what people can say with only a very few exceptions. You cannot call for the violent overthrow of the US government. You cannot say things that are designed to cause injury or violence; it's the old "you cannot shout 'fire' in a crowded theater." Free speech will not protect you if you participate in a criminal act. It's not free speech to go into a bank and say "this is a robbery; give me the money." That's about it for major exceptions.
You would think that the fact the ruling was unanimous would clue in the fools at USA Today. It hasn't. They are still living in the PC bubble.
1 comment:
Jeff
You got this one wrong. It was an opposing view.
The USA Today Editorial Board's column "A Resounding Victory for Free Speech" supports the SCOTUS decision.
Fred in Michigan
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