Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

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Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by Forty Two » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:23 pm

“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar
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Re: Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by pErvinalia » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:59 pm

Can you give a summary of the video or argument they are making? Need to limit my video watching for data purposes.
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Re: Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by Forty Two » Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:10 pm

It's a video of a guy getting Yale University students to sign a petition calling for the repeal of the First Amendment to the US Constitution. The First Amendment protects individual freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and to petition government.
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Re: Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by Jason » Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:13 pm

I think it's a capital idea. Bully.
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Post by Forty Two » Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:24 pm

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“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar
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Re: Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by Svartalf » Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:34 pm

Even more idiotic than trying to repeal the second... or any of the ten first, the thirteenth, thanks Jim, has already been repealed... (or is it the eightteenth,I don't remember?)
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Re: Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by Forty Two » Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:51 pm

Would it be better if we repealed them?
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Re: Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by Jason » Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:54 pm

I just put up a poll in the Star Wars Google+ community about freedom of speech and 84% of people so far support repealing the first amendment to prevent spoilers. :tea:
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Re: Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by Svartalf » Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:02 pm

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Re: Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by pErvinalia » Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:16 pm

What's the reasoning behind this petition? Is this about Trump wanting to censor the internet?
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Re: Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by Jason » Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:19 pm

For all the setup he gives to Yale being a source of America's "best and brightest" I think it's just poignant satire.
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Re: Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by Svartalf » Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:22 pm

rEvolutionist wrote:What's the reasoning behind this petition? Is this about Trump wanting to censor the internet?
It's indeed likely about trump saying horrible things that oughtta be illegal... but it's mostly about somebody being an utter moron, and I don't mean trump in this instance

As for it being satire, that may be,n but I don't get the point
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Re: Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by laklak » Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:59 pm

Probably safe space nonsense.
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Re: Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by Svartalf » Thu Dec 17, 2015 6:01 pm

safe space? Wuzzat?
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Re: Repeal the First Amendment in the US?

Post by Forty Two » Thu Dec 17, 2015 6:04 pm

rEvolutionist wrote:What's the reasoning behind this petition? Is this about Trump wanting to censor the internet?
I think it's not real petition. It's just a ploy to see if they can get Yale students - supposedly smart -- to sign a petition to repeal the first amendment.
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