Friday, March 2, 2012

Free Speech--is there a limit to this right?

How free should our speech be? Are there or should there be limits to free speech? Is unchecked free speech a detriment to civil discourse in our democratic society?
Consider these questions as you look at the articles linked below.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/racist-email-federal-judge-richard-cebull-sent-his-buddies-about-president-obama-s-mom

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/post/rush-limbaughs-attack-on-sandra-fluke-was-hate-speech/2012/03/02/gIQAZVxrmR_blog.html

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-villa-park-councilwoman-protest,0,5376822.story