First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
If I could do something about behavior that puts our troops at risk, I would.
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Any time an American acts in a way that puts our troops at risk, I feel the need to speak out.
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I just don’t like the idea of free speech being used as a reason to put our troops at risk. They’ve got enough problems already. I really believe that responsibility ought to be part of free speech.
First, how exactly did the troops get put in harms way, and stretched thin across the globe, in the first place? Second, why is “Congress shall make no law” such a tough nut to crack?
This conflation of fundamental societal principles and military prerogatives is a bizarre spectacle to witness, I’ll say that much.
Update: Looks like The Dish was on this already. How derivative of me.
Update II: Exum deals with this issue rather well, here.
