Thread: Kagan: Speech is free if government decides it has more valu

Kagan: Speech is free if government decides it has more value than 'societal costs'
By: Mark Tapscott
Editorial Page Editor
05/10/10 4:08 PM EDT

Supreme Court nominee Solicitor General Elena Kagan smiles during her meeting with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday, May 13, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Freedom of speech, religion and other First Amendment issues are likely to be among the most visible during the coming Senate confirmation hearings on President Obama's nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the U.S. Supreme Court.

As an illustration why, consider this quote dug up by the First Amendment Center's David L. Hudson, who found it in a government brief signed by Kagan in United States v Stevens: “Whether a given category of speech enjoys First Amendment protection depends upon a categorical balancing of the value of the speech against its societal costs.â€

If that isnt the Foot-in-the-Door to take your Rights away from you, especially Numero Uno itself, The Right to Free Speech, than I dont know what is...LOL

No joke... how about a Justice of the Supreme Court who has no experience in at least resolving traffic tickets.. I thought that was the highest court in the land, and we're throwing someone in there, who has no legal experience. Oh, she has the same qualifications Barry Soetoro has... wonder if she is an illegal also, that received a fabulous education at the expense of the American taxpayer, who he hates so much?

Barry dude..... let me tell you two things... First, a President should not be an illegal immigrant, secondly there are not 59 states in the US, and thirdly a Supreme Court Justice should have some experience on the bench.... Please go take your citizenship test... American History ABC's, and you will learn some valuable info. that will prevent you from continuing to make a complete ass out of yourself.