Originally Posted by
OBoile
You have the right to free speech (generally). This does not mean what you say will be without consequences.
Then it's not much of a right, at least in some cases. For example, if I exercise my so-called right to tell the president of my employer where to stick it I'll get fired. Something that cannot be exercised without significant consequences isn't much of a right, if it is at all. It's more like an ability.