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Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work by a3n on Friday July 15, 2016 @10:48AM (#12101352)
It's not just income, it's speech and association (which are capitalized words in the US Constitution).
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Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work by schoen on Friday July 15, 2016 @12:14PM (#12102023)
"Association" doesn't appear in the Constitution at all.

"Speech" appears twice, but is only capitalized when referring to legislators' speeches:

"and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place"

"or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press"

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Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work by Spivak on Friday July 15, 2016 @12:37PM (#12102184)
Unfortunately, it's no longer possible to simply read the constitution to fully understand the rights afforded to an individual. The US Supreme Court has long upheld that a person has more fundamental rights than are explicitly enumerated in The Constitution.

Technically speaking, persons always had a freedom of association, but the court made it explicit during N.A.A.C.P. v. ALABAMA [1].

[1] http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/357/449.html

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Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work by a3n on Friday July 15, 2016 @02:29PM (#12102898)
Poetic license. I could have more accurately said that they're specifically protected rights.
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