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Boston University Professor: Second Amendment is Based on “Freedom to Enslave”

JonathanTurley

States opposed to slavery, like Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island, had precursor state constitutional provisions recognizing the right to bear arms. NPR breathlessly billed its interview as “ Historian Carol Anderson Uncovers The Racist Roots Of The Second Amendment.”.

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Not, The Second Amendment Was Not Primarily About Suppressing African Americans

JonathanTurley

New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and other states had similar precursors to the Second Amendment. The Framers had just overthrown a tyrant and the image of the militia and the famed “Minutemen” remained fixed in the minds of many at the time.

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Washington School Triggers Free Speech Fight Over Order to RemoveBlue Lives Matter

JonathanTurley

New Hampshire , the Supreme Court followed a “two-tied approach” that allowed for restrictions in certain defined areas like fighting words and obscenity. In Chaplinsky v. 568, 571-72 (1942).

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Fourth Circuit Overturns Conviction Of Retired Air Force Colonel For Using Racial Slur

JonathanTurley

New Hampshire , 315 U.S. National Ass’n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button, 371 U.S. 415, 445 (1963). Even with the Supreme Court’s allowance for the criminalization of “fighting words” in cases like Chaplinsky v. 568, 572 (1942), the Court has sharply abridged the application that exception.

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The Second Amendment Is About Rifles Not Racism

JonathanTurley

Slavery was a matter discussed both at the Declaration of Independence and during the Constitutional debates. States opposed to slavery, like Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island, had precursor state constitutional provisions recognizing the right to bear arms.

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Here is an Excerpt From The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage

JonathanTurley

After a month, Gage was able to travel to New Hampshire to continue his convalescence at his parents’ home. It was clearly not necessary for life, but it was necessary to being fully human. Even on the evening of the accident, Gage was conversant and could remember names and other details.

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Poll: Only 20 Percent of Public Believes Conservatives Enjoy Free Speech Rights on Campuses

JonathanTurley

Conversely, the top performers this year are, notably, all public universities — Michigan Technological University, Auburn University, the University of New Hampshire, Oregon State University, and Florida State University.