Reply #51: You really have no clue, do you?

[GReedDiamond]

Quote: "And the first amendment has not a thing to do with putting whatever message on a publicly viewed billboard that you want."

Oh really? What is the 1st Amendment about, given your deeply profound understanding of the Constitution?

And please, spare me the "shouting fire in a crowded theater" and "porn and live sex acts in public places" nonsense. The Atheists United billboard with the "Imagine No Religion" message is not on the level of either of those exceptions to Constitutionally protected free speech, due to the potential for harm to the general public and/or "the children," by a magnitude of millions. The AU billboard is Constitutionally protected expression of free speech, addressing the issue of freedom of (or FROM) religion.

Again, so you get it, when the local city government intervened and demanded the removal of the billboard, the 1st Amendment rights of the advertiser were violated.

The fact that all of this escapes you is frightening to me - I would expect this attitude from the folks over at Free Republic, but not here.

(edited to add the word "shouting")