Originally Posted by
wgscott
The problem is that you said it was a First Amendment right. It is not.
No. The First Amendment does not give him that right.
The problem is that you refuse to understand what the First Amendment actually says, and you want to pretend the problem is instead with the other people who can't grasp what the definition of a right is.
As wrong-headed as you may believe TimothyH to be, his position is entirely consistent with the First Amendment right to free speech.
I understand exactly what the First Amendment says. Why can't you understand the definition of a right?
You seem to think that having the right to do something means you can do it with no repercussions. That is not the case.
Furthermore, by your (incorrect) understanding, TimothyH's statement would be false since you don't believe he has the right to free speech.
A father's right to tell his 15 year old son what he can and cannot do is sacrosanct.
Now you're just contradicting yourself. How is it you feel he has the right to tell his son whatever he wants while I don't have the right to tell his son whatever I want?