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Cartoons, T-Shirts And More: Why We Must Protect What Offends

Gene Policinskil Commentary
Inside the First Amendment

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By Gene Policinski
First Amendment Center vice president/executive director

Why does the First Amendment protect those who are showing and saying things many of us would rather not see or hear?

That question was raised recently in three very different situations:

  • News reports a few weeks ago said that among the offerings on the ubiquitous YouTube, the free electronic video-sharing site that lets virtually anyone post clips, home movies and…

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