21 Jan 2014 9:30 am
Yes, the right to free speech does give the right to "harass" under many circumstances.SallyForth » 20 Jan 2014 10:21 pm » wrote: The right to free speech does not give the right to harass. We have laws against stalking, and that would be a prime example of it.
No "stalking" is going on, and the right to free speech prohibits government from silencing speech by using distance, as the Boston law apparently does.
No other kind of protest is restricted this way, other than to protect a president's safety.
The court will decide if the distance mandated in the Boston law is excessive.