TheProgressivePatriot
Platinum Member
I have a serious question for everyone. All rights have limitations and free speech is no exception. The question is, does the example below cross the line. Does it violate what should be allowed because it can be interpreted as inciting violence? A second question which may complicate the issue further might be whether or not freedom of religion might protect this speech.
Personally I am undecided on the first question because he is not telling people to commit acts of violence. On the other hand, is giving them permission, and planting a suggestion to commit violence, and as we know, that is all it takes to light a fire under certain people.
As for it being protected under the religious freedom clause, I don't think so. The fact that he is a preacher is not sufficient to grant him that protection. That is especially true given the fact that he is not citing any religious dogma to justify his words. Here is what he said:
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Here is some guidance on the issue;
Honest opinions only please.
Personally I am undecided on the first question because he is not telling people to commit acts of violence. On the other hand, is giving them permission, and planting a suggestion to commit violence, and as we know, that is all it takes to light a fire under certain people.
As for it being protected under the religious freedom clause, I don't think so. The fact that he is a preacher is not sufficient to grant him that protection. That is especially true given the fact that he is not citing any religious dogma to justify his words. Here is what he said:
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Threats of violence: Christian TV Host Rick Wiles warns that “there is going to be violence in America” if Trump is impeached and removed from office.
Appearing on his TruNews program earlier this week Wiles declared that if President Donald Trump is removed from office his supporters who “know how to fight” will target Democratic lawmakers responsible for removing Trump and “hunt them down.”
Wiles said:
If they take him out, there is going to be violence in America. There are people in this country—veterans, cowboys, mountain men, guys that know how to fight—and they’re going to make a decision that the people that did this to Donald Trump are not going to get away with it and they’re going to hunt them down.
Here is some guidance on the issue;
What are some exceptions to the right to free speech?
Exceptions to free speech in the United States refers to categories of speech that are not protected by the First Amendment. According to the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Constitution protects free speech while allowing for limitations on certain categories of speech. Categories of speech that are given lesser or no protection by the First Amendment include obscenity, fraud, child pornography, speech integral to illegal conduct, speech that incites imminent lawless action, speech
United States free speech exceptions - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exceptions
Honest opinions only please.