Would Sarah Palin's freedom of speech be violated if a large crowd booed her as she tried to talk?

[Very_Boring_Name]

Poll question: Would Sarah Palin's freedom of speech be violated if a large crowd booed her as she tried to talk?

and she couldn't be heard over the booing?

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Of course not.

Booing, too, is free speech. Therefore you just end up with competing messages.

[Very_Boring_Name]

3. Just checking. There's another thread in GD that implies booing violates the 1st amendment

And nearly every reply in that thread agrees.

[uppityperson]

7. which thread?

[Very_Boring_Name]

8. here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1091665

[arcane1]

11. Where is the agreement that booing violates freedom of speech?

[Very_Boring_Name]

14. The thread title says that, a large portion of the replies agree

[uppityperson]

dern dupes

[uppityperson]

16. Thread title does say that. Will go there and talk.

[uppityperson]

12. Thanks for the link and I don't see that in that thread. My take is that they are saying

those booing and yelling "go to hell hippie" are teabaggers.

[WatsonT]

24. The great thing about double standards is

never having to criticize your own for things you just blasted your opponents over.

[petronius]

2. Not at all. Depending on the circumstances, I might say the crowd was behaving badly,

but her rights would be intact...

[LibertyFox]

4. Lawl no

A crowd of booers is not congress.

[liberalmuse]

5. If I weren't allowed to "Boo" her while she spoke...

My freedom of speech would be severely impinged upon.

[uppityperson]

6. Of course not. freedom of speech doesn't mean people have to be able to hear you

She is still free to speak. The audience is free to make enough noise to not hear her.

[Merlot]

9. I want "freedom FROM (her) speech"

If that means booing loudly so that I don't have to hear it, so be it.

[arcane1]

10. Only the government can violate one's freedom of speech n/t

[AndyTiedye]

13. A Whole Stadium of Hockey Fans Expressing their Freedom of Speech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd4wQd_gbj8
Sarah Palin getting BOOOOOed at hockey game

[Motown_Johnny]

15. the crowd has the same rights as she does, if they want to boo then

they have that right

[Stevenmarc]

17. Freedom of speech doesn't obligate the other person to listen.

[JDPriestly]

18. Not unless the big crowd was some kind of government entity.

The First Amendment, like all of the Constitution, limits the powers of government, not the powers of people.

[rustydog]

19. The Constitution says the Government can't violate a person's

freedom of speech. Individuals can shout her down and not be guilty of violating her 'right" to be stupid in public.

[applegrove]

20. Two rights don't make a wrong. LOL!

[HopeHoops]

21. If a Palin blabbers in a crowd and nobody can hear her, is she still wrong?

Not a very philosophical question, since the answer is a resounding "YES".

[NeedleCast]

22. Nope, not Violated

There are plenty on the right and left who don't understand that freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences your speech may engender in other people.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

23. No...

...but that doesn't mean she isn't going to bitch and moan about it.