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Moostache

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1. DEATH threats and threats of vandalism are never ok...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Sep 29, 2016, 01:32 PM

Sep 2016

However, those things are NOT infringements on her First Amendment rights...too frequently people confuse consequences with rights.

That does NOT excuse the cowardly death threats or harassment, but don't let any one conflate it with government supers sion of free speech either.

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Police respond to Kathy Miller's home over death threats after racism remarks [View all] TexasTowelie Sep 2016 OP

DEATH threats and threats of vandalism are never ok... Moostache Sep 2016 #1

I hope she is safe and glad she resigned. it was the right thing to do. Death threats are NEVER riversedge Sep 2016 #2

Death threats aren't OK, no matter how stupid and racist she is. Shrike47 Sep 2016 #3

Sorry TT, we usually agree but there is no "brought [it] upon herself" CincyDem Sep 2016 #4

It's okay for us to disagree TexasTowelie Sep 2016 #5

yep. CincyDem Sep 2016 #6

I wonder how her real estate business is doing these days. nt No Vested Interest Sep 2016 #7