With all due respect to President Trump, the First Amendment right to free speech doesn't give people the right to say whatever they want, whenever or wherever they want to say it.
It's not an absolute right. There are many restrictions to speech and expression that are perfectly legal. Libel, slander, pornography, fraud, obscenity, threats, etc...
And judges are well within their rights to put gag orders and protective orders on people involved in court cases. It's not a violation of free speech.
I know I'll probably get a lot of flak for this post, but I think many people have a distorted view of what free speech entails. And posts like this, from a President, no less, only works to mislead people further in what one of our most important rights is.
With all due respect to President Trump, the First Amendment right to free speech doesn't give people the right to say whatever they want, whenever or wherever they want to say it.
It's not an absolute right. There are many restrictions to speech and expression that are perfectly legal. Libel, slander, pornography, fraud, obscenity, threats, etc...
And judges are well within their rights to put gag orders and protective orders on people involved in court cases. It's not a violation of free speech.
I know I'll probably get a lot of flak for this post, but I think many people have a distorted view of what free speech entails. And posts like this, from a President, no less, only works to mislead people further in what one of our most important rights is.
Good points made