02-03-2021, 02:54 AM
(01-25-2021, 08:49 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I was annoyed by AOC's post responding to criticism of her comments because she said "you can't yell fire in a crowded theater". You absolutely can.
The line comes from the opinion from Schenck, the 1st Amendment case that upheld the government right to censor speech critical of military drafts during WWI. It was rightfully overturned in Brandenburg in 1969 which set far higher standards for protected speech with regards to inciting violence or harm.
As a government teacher, I HATE when people misuse that line. Seeing it from an elected official is super frustrating.
AOC is emblematic of a far larger problem in our society, the uniformed layman who thinks they know far more than they do. She's not particularly intelligent or informed, but she's not aware of either of these things. That she's the darling of the far left is rather telling.
