abhikavi OP t1_jeb9w76 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Reply to comment by DumbshitOnTheRight in Ramifications of the "Right to be Rude" in Massachusetts by abhikavi

I'd be fine with that. It sounds like the boards are afraid that'll be the next lawsuit though, because this court case didn't clarify whether time limits etc could be imposed.

majoroutage t1_jebbip9 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 7:40 PM

Banning it still sounds like the worst of all the options, though, in all honesty.

abhikavi OP t1_jebbstb wrote on March 30, 2023 at 7:42 PM

Yeah, I'm pretty unhappy with it.

UltravioletClearance t1_jebrn21 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:23 PM

Courts have consistently ruled the government can set reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on free speech. Limiting debate time would absolutely comply with that since limitless free speech time would cause municipal governments to grind to a halt.

CheruthCutestory t1_jebhq5c wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:20 PM

It will surely be a law suit but they are on pretty firm ground of content neutral time, place and manner restrictions then. As long as they enforce the time restrictions equally.