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minus-squarephillaholic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前There are already age limitations that are constitutional. You can’t run for office, buy alcohol, drive a car etc.
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前That’s not speech. You can age limit things, but not on speech. Beyond that, the limitations on speech have to meet certain conditions where it’s in the publics best interest and doesn’t put too much burden on the public.
minus-squarephillaholic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Restricting access to explicit material is the same as restricting alcohol or tobacco.
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 年前Tobacco is not speech. Edit: plus one is an economic regulation .The other is not. Like, you can smoke tobacco at really any age. Just can buy it at any age.
minus-squarephillaholic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Possession is illegal in a majority of states https://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/rpt/2005-r-0269.htm
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 年前You’re still ignoring my first point which is the much more important distinction. It’s not speech.
minus-squarepjhenry1216@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 年前The literal lawsuit says otherwise. It’s the first claim they wrote.
minus-squarephillaholic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前I have my doubts it’ll succeed on free speech arguments alone.
There are already age limitations that are constitutional. You can’t run for office, buy alcohol, drive a car etc.
That’s not speech. You can age limit things, but not on speech. Beyond that, the limitations on speech have to meet certain conditions where it’s in the publics best interest and doesn’t put too much burden on the public.
Restricting access to explicit material is the same as restricting alcohol or tobacco.
Tobacco is not speech.
Edit: plus one is an economic regulation .The other is not. Like, you can smoke tobacco at really any age. Just can buy it at any age.
Possession is illegal in a majority of states
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/rpt/2005-r-0269.htm
You’re still ignoring my first point which is the much more important distinction. It’s not speech.
It’s not a free speech issue.
The literal lawsuit says otherwise. It’s the first claim they wrote.
I have my doubts it’ll succeed on free speech arguments alone.