What is this BS going around that the first Amendment only applies to the government, not Facebook

[Vastator]

Seriously if Facebook can censor conservatives and it is not subject to the first Amendment, because it is not a public entity, but a private one, then we can all violate the first Amendment since we are all private entities. So can Walmart not hire a certain color people? They are a private company. Who thought this nonsense thru?

You cannot violate protected groups' civil liberties, such as race, origin, ethnicity, and so on in the public place. Look up Public Accommodation laws.

Freedom of speech applies only to government. Read the Constitution, please.

Private entities do not have to protect your freedom of speech.

PA laws are unconstitutional. They violate both freedom of expression, and freedom of association.

That's ridiculous.

That’s the truth.

Are you contacting the FBI tip line too...…………………..

The FBI may set up a recording about me.

I wasn’t even going to respond; but... Morbid curiosity got the best of me. WTF are you talking about?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Seriously if Facebook can censor conservatives and it is not subject to the first Amendment, because it is not a public entity, but a private one, then we can all violate the first Amendment since we are all private entities.

So can Walmart not hire a certain color people? They are a private company.

Who thought this nonsense thru?

I guess you flunked civics.

Facebook is not a government agency.


The Bill of Rights is a compact between you and your government, limiting the Goverment's power over you and your life.

The first amendment protections DO NOT extend to public blowback from exercising your first amendment.


RE: Walmart -- you're getting into something totally different -- man they should fire your H.S. history and government teacher -- anyway -- discrimination of protected classes.

Dude the Bill of Rights also prevents the Government from restricting the people, all conservatives are people.

This idea that the government can only restrict freedom of speech of the government is senseless

You're right, it is senseless. That's because NO ONE BUT YOU HAS SAID THAT, you drooling mouthbreather.

I have no clue where you got the idea that ANYONE was saying the First Amendment said, "The government can only restrict the free speech of the government". I'm assuming it was from the earworms that are currently eating their way through the soggy oatmeal that is your brain.

The First Amendment says that the government cannot restrict the right of free speech. Facebook is not the government, so the First Amendment does not prevent them from doing whatever they want with their Internet program.

But the purpose of the first amendment is so that free speech not be restricted, not just that the government not restrict it itself. If the government lets free speech be restricted, then it is not protected, and the first amendment has no meaning

But the purpose of the first amendment is so that free speech not be restricted, not just that the government not restrict it itself.

Liar. Idiot.

 

[deanrd]

Seriously if Facebook can censor conservatives and it is not subject to the first Amendment, because it is not a public entity, but a private one, then we can all violate the first Amendment since we are all private entities.

So can Walmart not hire a certain color people? They are a private company.

Who thought this nonsense thru?

Crying fire in a crowded theater is not the first amendment protected.
The fact that someone shot up a pizza parlor after Republicans said Hillary Clinton was running a child sex ring out of the pizza parlor is pretty much shouting fire in a crowded theater.

 

[Vastator]

Seriously if Facebook can censor conservatives and it is not subject to the first Amendment, because it is not a public entity, but a private one, then we can all violate the first Amendment since we are all private entities.

So can Walmart not hire a certain color people? They are a private company.

Who thought this nonsense thru?

Crying fire in a crowded theater is not the first amendment protected.
The fact that someone shot up a pizza parlor after Republicans said Hillary Clinton was running a child sex ring out of the pizza parlor is pretty much shouting fire in a crowded theater.

No. Actually it isn’t. No matter how much your flaccid argument needs it to be...

 

[jillian]

PLease provide one example of a con being banned from Facebook because they are gop!

Here’s what’s happening . Con posts an n word filled rant along with kiddie porn pix. Gets banned. Then cries because it’s politics .

If only we could buy you a gay wedding cake to cry into . Oh , remember that story ?? What was your opinion on that?

Hacks don’t understand ya about trolling and posting insane garbage and not about political disagreement.

Why are trumpkins so desperate to have a forum for garbage?

Why do you respond to garbage

Someone has to educate ignorant uneducated trumpkins.

 

[Vandalshandle]

Seriously if Facebook can censor conservatives and it is not subject to the first Amendment, because it is not a public entity, but a private one, then we can all violate the first Amendment since we are all private entities.

So can Walmart not hire a certain color people? They are a private company.

Who thought this nonsense thru?

Who thought it through? Apparently, not you.

 

[Unkotare]

You cannot violate protected groups' civil liberties, such as race, origin, ethnicity, and so on in the public place. Look up Public Accommodation laws.

Freedom of speech applies only to government. Read the Constitution, please.

Private entities do not have to protect your freedom of speech.

PA laws are unconstitutional. They violate both freedom of expression, and freedom of association.

That's ridiculous.

That’s the truth.

Are you contacting the FBI tip line too...…………………..

The FBI may set up a recording about me.

I wasn’t even going to respond; but... Morbid curiosity got the best of me. WTF are you talking about?

He doesn’t know.

 

[busybee01]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Obvious, actually.

So can Walmart not hire conservatives or gays or whatever? Walmart is not public, they are private

Facebook did not ban all Conservatives. Your post and this thread are based on an entirely false premise.

The people that facebook banned were banned entirely because of their conservative views, this is NO DIFFERENT then banning Jews because of their views

Your politics are not a protected class. Also Alex Jones has made inflammatory statements that are not protected.

 

[Stormy Daniels]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Obvious, actually.

So can Walmart not hire conservatives or gays or whatever? Walmart is not public, they are private

Facebook did not ban all Conservatives. Your post and this thread are based on an entirely false premise.

The people that facebook banned were banned entirely because of their conservative views, this is NO DIFFERENT then banning Jews because of their views

Your politics are not a protected class. Also Alex Jones has made inflammatory statements that are not protected.

Rozaliya is just mad that Facebook is cracking down on her Russian ass.

 

[Rosy]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Obvious, actually.

So can Walmart not hire conservatives or gays or whatever? Walmart is not public, they are private

Facebook did not ban all Conservatives. Your post and this thread are based on an entirely false premise.

The people that facebook banned were banned entirely because of their conservative views, this is NO DIFFERENT then banning Jews because of their views

Your politics are not a protected class. Also Alex Jones has made inflammatory statements that are not protected.

So freedom of speech is only protected when you are not saying something political that someone else does not like. Kid then all you have is the freedom to say what other people approve of. This is as bad as communism in NK.

 

[dblack]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Obvious, actually.

So can Walmart not hire conservatives or gays or whatever? Walmart is not public, they are private

Facebook did not ban all Conservatives. Your post and this thread are based on an entirely false premise.

The people that facebook banned were banned entirely because of their conservative views, this is NO DIFFERENT then banning Jews because of their views

Your politics are not a protected class. Also Alex Jones has made inflammatory statements that are not protected.

It's like there's a whole new crop of Republicans (Trumpsters) who really don't get it. They basically see the world the same way Democrats do. They follow the same inversion of "rights" - viewing them as obligations on others, rather than restrictions on government.

 

[Rosy]

PA laws are unconstitutional. They violate both freedom of expression, and freedom of association.

That's ridiculous.

That’s the truth.

Are you contacting the FBI tip line too...…………………..

The FBI may set up a recording about me.

I wasn’t even going to respond; but... Morbid curiosity got the best of me. WTF are you talking about?

He doesn’t know.

You loonies are convincing yourselves that I am a Russian spy. Fine, but if you believe this and do not report me to the authorities, then you have committed treason, as all that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.

Thus you must report me to the FBI...…………….

LOL they can add to my file

 

[Skylar]

Seriously if Facebook can censor conservatives and it is not subject to the first Amendment, because it is not a public entity, but a private one, then we can all violate the first Amendment since we are all private entities.

So can Walmart not hire a certain color people? They are a private company.

Who thought this nonsense thru?

You’re confused. Refusing to hire someone because they are black isn’t a first amendment violation.

Read the amendment. Then tell us who it restricts.

Spoiler alert: it’s not Facebook.

 

[Skylar]

Walmart does not have to sell fake products any more than Facebook has to push fake conspiracy whackjob bullshit.

Exactly. I’d youre not paying for a service, you are the product. Facebook decided not to carry the product called “Alex Jones”

 

[dblack]

Refusing to hire someone because they are black isn’t a first amendment violation.

And, ironically perhaps, laws that prohibit it are.

 

[Rosy]

Seriously if Facebook can censor conservatives and it is not subject to the first Amendment, because it is not a public entity, but a private one, then we can all violate the first Amendment since we are all private entities.

So can Walmart not hire a certain color people? They are a private company.

Who thought this nonsense thru?

You’re confused. Refusing to hire someone because they are black isn’t a first amendment violation.

Read the amendment. Then tell us who it restricts.

Spoiler alert: it’s not Facebook.

There is the amendment, and then there are laws.

However can Walmart refuse to let conservatives use their product (stores to buy wares) just for being conservative as Farcebooger did?

 

[Rosy]

Walmart does not have to sell fake products any more than Facebook has to push fake conspiracy whackjob bullshit.

Exactly. I’d youre not paying for a service, you are the product. Facebook decided not to carry the product called “Alex Jones”

Faceboof does not like Alex because he outed the entire company as an NSA data mine, set to track terrorist. At this point one of Facebooks supposed problems is that they can not delete terrorist profiles fast enough. The NSA has every one of these IP addresses. Alex just told the truth, like Snowden, both are heroes as they are protecting the American people with the truth

 

[dblack]

Seriously if Facebook can censor conservatives and it is not subject to the first Amendment, because it is not a public entity, but a private one, then we can all violate the first Amendment since we are all private entities.

So can Walmart not hire a certain color people? They are a private company.

Who thought this nonsense thru?

You’re confused. Refusing to hire someone because they are black isn’t a first amendment violation.

Read the amendment. Then tell us who it restricts.

Spoiler alert: it’s not Facebook.

There is the amendment, and then there are laws.

However can Walmart refuse to let conservatives use their product (stores to buy wares) just for being conservative as Farcebooger did?

Sure, why not? They'd basically be deliberately going out of business, but it should be their call - not the government's.

 

[Skylar]

Seriously if Facebook can censor conservatives and it is not subject to the first Amendment, because it is not a public entity, but a private one, then we can all violate the first Amendment since we are all private entities.

So can Walmart not hire a certain color people? They are a private company.

Who thought this nonsense thru?

You’re confused. Refusing to hire someone because they are black isn’t a first amendment violation.

Read the amendment. Then tell us who it restricts.

Spoiler alert: it’s not Facebook.

There is the amendment, and then there are laws.

However can Walmart refuse to let conservatives use their product (stores to buy wares) just for being conservative as Farcebooger did?

So you’ve abandoned the 1st amendment nonsense. Good. It wasn’t working for you.

Alex Jones was a product for Facebook. Anyone who uses the service is. They sell their product (users) to advertisers. And chose not to carry the product Alex Jones due to terms of service violations.

Walmart can choose to stop carrying any product they like. And routinely have.

 

[Rosy]

Seriously if Facebook can censor conservatives and it is not subject to the first Amendment, because it is not a public entity, but a private one, then we can all violate the first Amendment since we are all private entities.

So can Walmart not hire a certain color people? They are a private company.

Who thought this nonsense thru?

You’re confused. Refusing to hire someone because they are black isn’t a first amendment violation.

Read the amendment. Then tell us who it restricts.

Spoiler alert: it’s not Facebook.

There is the amendment, and then there are laws.

However can Walmart refuse to let conservatives use their product (stores to buy wares) just for being conservative as Farcebooger did?

Sure, why not? They'd basically be deliberately going out of business, but it should be their call - not the government's.

Nah, what if other retailers joined and conservatives could not buy food. Would this violate any human rights?