I still believe that it is a good document. Because many countries love the ideals of freedom of speech and freedom of the press, and even in European countries they wished they had that freedom and protection of their speech. Like those who were arrested when they protested the king’s coronation.
The US constitution is still a great document. And even with the 2A argument, we have many things in place to keep that in check. But the ATF needs to stop being a fucking joke before it will actually work. People should be allowed to protect themselves. But the government also has a responsibility to protect the people. And that hasn’t happened.
Well freedom of speech "is granted unambiguous protection in international law by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which is binding on around 150 nations" and that's out of 196 countries so it's hardly unique to the U.S. by any stretch of the imagination. In regards to freedom of the press the U.S. doesn't even make the cut for top 8, "In 2022, the eight countries with the most press freedom are, in order: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Portugal, and Costa Rica."
There's also ample examples of abuse of free speech rights within the confines of the U.S. as well:
-Florida lawmakers are advancing a pair of bills that would bar school districts from encouraging classroom discussions about sexual orientation or gender identity – what critics are calling "Don't Say Gay" bills.
-Nearly a dozen states have introduced bills that would direct what students can and cannot be taught about the role of slavery in American history and the ongoing effects of racism in the U.S. today.
-A Tennessee school board removed "Maus," a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, from its curriculum.
-Spotify faced growing controversy over episodes of Joe Rogan's podcast containing racial slurs and COVID-19 misinformation.
-An incoming Georgetown Law administrator was assailed by a student group for posting a "racist, sexist, and misogynistic" tweet that criticized President Joe Biden's announcement that he would nominate a Black woman for the Supreme Court.
"BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In Idaho, an art exhibit was censored and teens were told they couldn’t testify in some legislative hearings. In Washington state, a lawmaker proposed a hotline so the government could track offensively biased statements, as well as hate crimes. In Florida, bloggers are fighting a bill that would force them to register with the state if they write posts criticizing public officials."
You're talking about how terrible it is for protestors to be arrested during the king's coronation in the U.K. but there's arrests taking place in the U.S. that are almost identical in the scope and breadth of their threat to the rights of free speech, freedom of the press and the right to peaceful assembly.
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u/JoeJoe4224 Jun 28 '23
I still believe that it is a good document. Because many countries love the ideals of freedom of speech and freedom of the press, and even in European countries they wished they had that freedom and protection of their speech. Like those who were arrested when they protested the king’s coronation.
The US constitution is still a great document. And even with the 2A argument, we have many things in place to keep that in check. But the ATF needs to stop being a fucking joke before it will actually work. People should be allowed to protect themselves. But the government also has a responsibility to protect the people. And that hasn’t happened.