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_Hack_The_Planet_ OP t1_j18xjzk wrote

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> First Amendment right is absolute.

Ignore everything before the "but"

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SpindriftRascal t1_j18y5os wrote

That is not now, and never has been, the law in the United States.

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_Hack_The_Planet_ OP t1_j191mw1 wrote

You should always add "In my opinion" to these dumb statements.

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SpindriftRascal t1_j193yha wrote

It’s not an opinion; it’s the law in the United States.

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[deleted] t1_j195yi7 wrote

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SpindriftRascal t1_j197kji wrote

No, that’s a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding vaccine requirements precisely because the First Amendment is not absolute. It articulates at least two variously applicable standards for review of a burden on constitutional rights, neatly proving my point, thank you very much.

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