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To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (140424)7/15/2004 12:39:44 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 281500
 
I think that the ACLU was wrong in the Skokie case. Freedom of assembly does not entail a right to assemble anywhere one pleases, without regard to other factors. Skokie was not essential to the right of the Nazis to rally. It was, however, full of Holocaust survivors and their families, and there was grave danger of rioting and vandalism. The authorities in Skokie were not in a position to police the event adequately.



To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (140424)7/15/2004 2:37:16 PM
From: FaultLine  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 281500
 
Hello Dennis O'Bell,

It is easy to defend freedom of speech when the message is something many people find at least reasonable. But the defense of freedom of speech is most critical when the message is one most people find repulsive. That was true when the Nazis marched in Skokie. It remains true today.

Words to live by.

--fl


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