POLISCI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Jerry Falwell, Dominick Fernow, Hicklin Test
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Someone who grows up within a specific system. Constrained by previous arguments but not totally bound. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. Originally meant that the government should have not official religion. Or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech: freedom of speech, does not mean you can say whatever you wish, but it cannot be restricted, cultural conflicts such as, obscenity, pornography, national security. Flint was sued by falwell for public defamation. Society- when is it when you over step boundaries. Not interesting to make the claim that people should be able to say whatever they want . One cannot have a totally open mind at some point a person has to stop. Examples- at parties, people make strange comments losing patience people will make claims that you find to be absurd. What people know are based on past cases, stylistic.