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This standard came in place after prior precedent jailed someone for peacefully protesting the draft. Be very careful what speech you let the government criminalize, it usually goes places you didn't expect.

For the record, the case of the draft protestor being jailed is where the phrase "shout fire in a crowded theater" comes from. Food for thought.




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