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Isn't this point exactly what is meant by saying that they lack the political will?
Re:Why Did Google Erase Cooper's Beloved Literary Blog? on Monday July 25, 2016 @12:44AM (#12156510)
The first amendment protects Americans from Government prosecution for expression their opinions. Freedom of speech is a principle that extends beyond the US Constitution.
I'm not sure, but I think your counterexample is meant to show you can't replace `Array#pop`. However, that's not what you show -- you show that irb depends on `Array#pop` for its normal usage.

Consider:

  $ ruby -e "class Array; def pop; self.first; end; end; puts [1,2,3].pop"
  1