At this time, Obama’s DOJ is working to determine what, exactly, is considered illegal speech against Muslims. Guidelines and specific laws are expected to come soon. Currently, the government is not allowed to prevent speech that is hateful towards a religion, unless a specific threat is made. To prevent speech that is hostile towards a religion is a violation of the First Amendment. The government is allowed to urge people to not engage in such speech — it just cannot punish people for doing so. If the DOJ does decide to make anti-Muslim speech punishable by law, it could mark the beginning of significantly increased government power. Do you think this would be a surrendering of our First Amendment rights? Tell us in the comments section below.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:58:15 +0000