Posted By: sm on 2008-01-14
In Reply to: Freedom of Speech--What has happened to it? sm - Kathleen

It means you are free to speak against the government on public property without fear of retribution. You don't have a right to slam others and a blog is on private intellectual property, and probably not even that girl's own private website. You can have your own opinions but you don't have a right to just throw them about carelessly and harm the reputation of others.

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