Is freedom of speech bunk???
546782
I'm not hating on you. I get turned in all the time for nothing. I can't stand tattle tales. But i do turn in the real nasty ones asking for kids sex. I like seeing my President here in person.
647908
People should be free to talk about whatever, wherever without any fear of recrimination. Why should you keep politics behind closed doors?  YOu don't just accept what is thrown to you if you don't agree. Its called a democracy, and that is what freedom of speech is all about. Unfortunately radio stations & TV are mostly still controlled by Government, meaning that yes, radio stations are not free to play whatever they like. And that is what the Dixie Chicks are ranting about, the fact that radio stations are NOT free to play whatever they like.
1109670
If the investigation was about your daughter getting raped, or your family member dying in the twin tower collapse, or any other  criminal investigation, no.  Free speech is great, at a cost of a life, or for money isn't.  I hate to tell you the paper only covers it to make money, with no remorse to the repercussions it may have.
1011881
Yes. Not only is it a free speech issue - it is the most protected form of free speech under the Constitution - political free speech.
804667
There is a difference between free speech and inciting a riot.  Free speech also doesn't give one a license to say whatever, whenever.  There still is a responsibility for the words one speaks.  Don't know what promted this question, but I don't have any issue with yahoo's policies governing posting on the site.
827679
unfortunately Conservatives such as sway are making it much more difficult for people like you and I to speak freely and openly on whatever subject we see fit. The right to free speech is important, otherwise we would live in a police state. That is why it is important, we need to avoid Martial law, something many people are afraid Bush is capable of.
139515
Yes because being an American and/or in America guarantees the "right" to free speech.\n\nSee how cool that is, we may not agree with your assertion, but we'll defend your right to say it!! God Bless America!
993545
I haven't read it, but if it is a work of fiction and advertised as such, then it's not false advertising! We do have freedom of speech and freedom of the press in this country-if you don't like it, don't read it. I bet someone reads it now because of your question just out of curiosity-so you just advertised for a book you find repulsive. Oops.
813475
Hah!   I would have said that a while ago.      I  and  an increasing number of  Q & A  members are finding themselves being outrageously and  arbitrarily  censored...  having either a  question or an answer deleted by Yahoo for no other reason  than  that somebody thought it would be a fun thing to report   a  non-existent  "abuse"     Yahoo does not look into the allegation to see if it  was at all valid, and  evidently  they don't give a  darn.    So before you  get too comfortable  with your  feelings of  "lovely  freedom to  express your thoughts and ideas"   wait  a  while.    It  seems to have become  the current  fun thing to do to  somebody who hasn't posted a doggone thing that you would even hesitate  to let your grandmother read.
624559
My Grandparents came here around the 1912 or so.If you deleted anything concerning Illegal Immigration because of some misguided ideology that smells of media censorship. I broke no rules.What I have to say is for the access of anyone to use or not.This is not a private forum.Is it that you are feeling the heat because I tell the truth.Listen what I have said or not said is not the issue.We need to make people aware of certain questionable actions or half truths.This is one of last forums that host freedom of thought.Please tell me what was so offense that it caught your attention!
644347
I think it's great when used properly, everyone should be able to have his or her own voice on everything.  Theirs nothing wrong with freedom of speach.\n\nBut it does piss me off when some people try to label other things, such as harassment, as freedom of speech.
807005
That's why movies have a rating.  I still can't figure out why so many people in America--which supposedly values freedom of speech--try so hard to suppress what they hear.  Getting offended's fine; you have the freedom to voice that opinion.  But cencorship in any form whatsoever is just plain... well, if I typed it, Yahoo would edit it, wouldn't they?
472001
WHY? It appears that someone is EXPRESSING their thoughts and or beliefs. We STILL have the FREEDOM and RIGHT here in the USA to do such things. I would suggest that if this is offensive to you or anyone else they 1, don't visit the site, 2 start a site of your own and refute what is on this particular site.
155702
yes i think that censorship limits freedom of speech. censorship pretty much tells everyone that we cannot express the way we feel or what we think. if those who signed the bill of rights really didnt want to be able to express ourselves the way want they would have probably said that we had the freedom of censorship and not speech or some of the people would simply not have signed it all.
898090
Yup.Free speech is for them only, don't ya know that??\n\nThats why you have had 5 accounts suspended..
941683
So, you should be free to say whatever you want, but no one should be free to criticize?\n\nFree speech is great, but taking the heat for what you say is part of the package.  Unless there's a concerted effort to have you completely silenced, this is just more of the usual whining that comes when you're held accountable for your own words.\n\nA bigger question is why you feel this compulsion to post overly-generalized, cartoonish and stereotypical characterizations as straw-man questions.\n\nAre you naturally a troll, or does this require a special effort on your part?
574010
I agree.  "Freedom of Speech" does not apply to websites that are privately owned.  You follow the owner's rules or leave.