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minus-squarejimbo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down8·edit-21 year agoDepending on what the flyers were for and what their intent was by distributing them, it’s possible, yes. Also, it would be a criminal conspiracy for which their part involved passing out flyers.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoSo the First Amendment doesn’t count for flyers?
minus-squareWagesOf@artemis.camplinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoInducing people to violently overthrow the government (sedition) isn’t protected by the first amendment, whether it’s done with a bullhorn or a flyer. This is so simple that I can tell you’re just arguing in bad faith.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoCan you demonstrate that they were doing such a thing?
minus-squareWagesOf@artemis.camplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYeah, they overthrow the sealion farm just yesterday.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSo you can’t demonstrate it. In other words, you’ve been dishonest.
Depending on what the flyers were for and what their intent was by distributing them, it’s possible, yes. Also, it would be a criminal conspiracy for which their part involved passing out flyers.
So the First Amendment doesn’t count for flyers?
Inducing people to violently overthrow the government (sedition) isn’t protected by the first amendment, whether it’s done with a bullhorn or a flyer.
This is so simple that I can tell you’re just arguing in bad faith.
Can you demonstrate that they were doing such a thing?
Yeah, they overthrow the sealion farm just yesterday.
So you can’t demonstrate it. In other words, you’ve been dishonest.