Originally Posted by trekets
But some towns do have obsenity laws. Could I legally walk around town cursing at people in these towns? And wouldn't giving the finger fall into the same category?
Yes, it very well could fall into the same catagory. It's not assault, since assault is defined as a threat, but obsenity or vulgarity laws are a different matter. And Freedom of Speech doesn't apply in all circumstances. My freedom stops when it infringes on yours. Do you have the right to not be verbally abused? Applying a freedom of speech arguement suggests that you have the freedom to say whatever you want, and the person that you are verbally abusing has no right to not hear it.