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Re:Anti-War Speech Sent Eugene V. Debs to Prison, 1918 by Zak on Saturday November 26, 2022 @02:18PM (#33755677)
Later cases have helped that it can be. Calling for imminent lawless actions isn't, but claiming a law is unjust and generally shouldn't be followed is usually protected speech.
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Re:Anti-War Speech Sent Eugene V. Debs to Prison, 1918 by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Saturday November 26, 2022 @02:19PM (#33755693)
The point is that he didn't go to prison for giving an anti-war speech, it was also a call to action to break the law.
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Re:Anti-War Speech Sent Eugene V. Debs to Prison, 1918 by pessimizer on Saturday November 26, 2022 @06:38PM (#33758161)
A law that prohibited anti-war speech. You might as wall say that murderers don't go to jail for killing someone, they go to jail for breaking the law. It's an entirely pointless technicality.
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