Talk:Shouting fire in a crowded theatre

This is my first attempt at editing. I'm guessing I should explain why I did and the summary box is to small to really cover it. I added "the right of" and changed "liberally granted" to "acknowledged." Adding "the right of" was really just to clarify what "freedom of speech" is. That's a minor point. If someone wants to revert that I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. Changing "liberally granted" to "acknowledged" is much more important IMO. Saying that the Constitution grants rights seems to say they don't exist unless a law creates them. What a law creates another law can take away. Rights are presumed to pre-exist the Constitution so it only recognizes them.

As I said this is my first edit so if I didn't follow protocol please feel free to chastise me. Puck 04:49, 17 December 2005 (UTC)


 * The official fiction is that right of freedom of speech is secured by the First Amendment. Your edits are fine, though, go forth and let them multiply. - Nunh-huh 04:55, 17 December 2005 (UTC)