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Originally Posted by Guest
Free speech does not mean speech with no repercussions. Trump, and you, may say whatever you wish with some very rare exceptions, and the government may not interfere with your speech. However your community may reject your speech as offensive, your family may leave you, your employer may fire you. Understand? You are free to speak, just like the Nazis were free to march in Skokie. And the ACLU will fully defend your right to free speech as they did for the Nazis. Trump's choice to uniformly label Mexican immigrants as rapists etc. has had consequences for him, but his freedom to speak has not been denied. As a matter of fact his position as a Republican candidate for POTUS has greatly amplified his speech and his multiple subsequent opportunities to explain his speech.
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You are right about the repercussions that may go along with free speech, but my heart goes out today for the young couple who are being persecuted above and beyond for their beliefs -
Sweet Cakes final order: Gresham bakery must pay $135,000 for denying service to same-sex couple | OregonLive.com
I say above and beyond because it would have been repercussion enough that their business might suffer because of their personal decision. It was definitely a risk that they took by denying the same sex couple their wedding cake. But for the same sex couple to take them to court and be awarded $135,000, essentially ruining the young couple's livelihood, speaks volumes to me about the characters of the same sex couple. It's not as if they could not purchase a wedding cake elsewhere, and it certainly did not entail a life or death situation. For anyone, to take it to this extreme to ruin a family, to me is just plain evil!