Wednesday, June 23, 2010

A Bruise on the First Amendment

The Supreme Court has preserved a vague prohibition on aiding and associating with terrorist groups, reducing the First Amendment rights of Americans.

"There remains a reasonable way of resolving these disputes. Justice Breyer proposed a standard that would criminalize this kind of speech or association “only when the defendant knows or intends that those activities will assist the organization’s unlawful terrorist actions.” Because he was unable to persuade a majority on the court, Congress needs to enact this standard into law."

I am with the Times.

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