All valid concerns Wayne, that deserve consideration. It is my belief, though, that concern about precedents should never be a deterrent for filing a free speech lawsuit or for prosecuting people who are accused of acting outside the parameters of Free Speech Rights, as these cases are how we establish the parameters of our right, and ju…
All valid concerns Wayne, that deserve consideration. It is my belief, though, that concern about precedents should never be a deterrent for filing a free speech lawsuit or for prosecuting people who are accused of acting outside the parameters of Free Speech Rights, as these cases are how we establish the parameters of our right, and just about every case has the potential to set bad/good precedent. Two very important non-free speech cases- Brown v. Board Of Education & Obergefell v. Hodges - were won despite people who opposed filing them for fear of setting bad precedent. It is my understanding, based on experience, that our courts are required to consider the different circumstances surrounding different free speech cases, such as the circumstances regarding Trump's speech versus DxE's speech in Utah. I may be an anomaly but I trust our system, even though I recognize its flaws and think there have been, and continue to be, some bad precedents being set. However, precedents can always be challenged and overturned, e.g., Plessey v. Ferguson and more recently Roe v. Wade.
All valid concerns Wayne, that deserve consideration. It is my belief, though, that concern about precedents should never be a deterrent for filing a free speech lawsuit or for prosecuting people who are accused of acting outside the parameters of Free Speech Rights, as these cases are how we establish the parameters of our right, and just about every case has the potential to set bad/good precedent. Two very important non-free speech cases- Brown v. Board Of Education & Obergefell v. Hodges - were won despite people who opposed filing them for fear of setting bad precedent. It is my understanding, based on experience, that our courts are required to consider the different circumstances surrounding different free speech cases, such as the circumstances regarding Trump's speech versus DxE's speech in Utah. I may be an anomaly but I trust our system, even though I recognize its flaws and think there have been, and continue to be, some bad precedents being set. However, precedents can always be challenged and overturned, e.g., Plessey v. Ferguson and more recently Roe v. Wade.