Re:France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations
by Xylakant on Thursday October 12, 2023 @02:48PM
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No constituional protection is absolute, as they usually contradict each other to at least some extend. The difference where different societies place the focus - the US is strongly in favor of freedom of speech, whereas European states usually are less absolutist about speech.
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Re:France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations
by hollasch on Thursday October 12, 2023 @03:41PM
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One significant difference is the US constitutional assertion that "certain inalienable rights" (notably the freedom to speak) are "endowed by our creator". In practice, this places such rights outside the authority of governments.
In most other countries, rights are constructed and granted at the pleasure of the government currently in power.
It's easy to overlook this philosophical difference as pedantic, but the ramifications are profound.