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Women's Boobs Are Not Free Speech, Says Federal Court
Reason ^
| Nov. 15, 2017
Posted on 11/17/2017 6:56:24 AM PST by deplorableindc
To protect public health, safety, and morals, the government has an important interest in preventing women from going topless, a federal appeals court has ruled. And the importance of keeping lady breasts out of public view overrules any First Amendment or equal protection issues that such a policy raises.
But at least one dissenting judge felt differently, describing our topless protagonist as having "engaged in the paradigm of First Amendment speecha public protest on public land in which the participants sought to change a law that, on its face, treats women differently than men."
Going topless might not be inherently expressive, "but to declare, as a matter of law, that it can never be expressive is the quintessence of throwing out the free-expression baby with the non-expressive-conduct bath water," Judge Ilana Rovner wrote.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: firstamendment
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To: deplorableindc
I’ve seen the fembots in the Austin Powers movies — so if not the First, does the Second Amendment come into play here?
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posted on
11/17/2017 6:58:24 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
To: deplorableindc
Hmmm. I would comment but I'll use some discretion. B😬🍿🍻👯
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posted on
11/17/2017 6:58:52 AM PST
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: deplorableindc
change a law that, on its face, treats women differently than men.”
The insanity is to proclaim that women are *not* different from men.
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posted on
11/17/2017 7:00:03 AM PST
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: deplorableindc
a law that, on its face, treats women differently than men." How absurd. Everyone knows that women are EXACTLY the same as men.
To: deplorableindc
They’re not free speech
Then why do they walk around flashing their headlights, trying to communicate with us?
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posted on
11/17/2017 7:00:18 AM PST
by
Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
To: deplorableindc
But they say so much to me.
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posted on
11/17/2017 7:03:35 AM PST
by
bmwcyle
(People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
To: Vendome
“Look. Don’t look.”
“Look. Don’t look.”
“Look. Don’t look.”
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posted on
11/17/2017 7:04:12 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: deplorableindc
WWAKD?
(What Would Anthony Kennedy Do?)
To: deplorableindc
The judges cite a 1991 Supreme Court case that justified public nudity prohibitions because they are "of ancient origin" and "exist in at least 47 States." Similarly, they added, the Chicago law has "existed in one form or another for decades" and its relationship to "promoting traditional moral norms and public order" is "self-evident and important." They didn't use similar reasoning in regard to same sex marriage.
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posted on
11/17/2017 7:15:37 AM PST
by
KrisKrinkle
(Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of their ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
To: deplorableindc
It is beyond doubt that there is a large difference between women’s and men’s breasts. It is easily provable. No one will pay to see men’s breasts.
To: deplorableindc
So all the judges agree except one. And that becomes the story. Always the exception, never the rule.
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posted on
11/17/2017 7:17:22 AM PST
by
IronJack
To: cyberstoic
No one will pay to see mens breasts.Indeed! Frequently, at the beach, I'd pay to see man-boobs COVERED.
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posted on
11/17/2017 7:20:00 AM PST
by
SES1066
(Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
To: deplorableindc
I’m going to be monitoring this thread on this Happy Friday.
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posted on
11/17/2017 7:22:44 AM PST
by
DungeonMaster
(Goblins, Orcs and the Undead: Metaphors for the godless left.)
To: marktwain
The insanity is to proclaim that women are *not* different from men.
You got it!! All part of the demonic left's attempt to make the USA recognize no sex differentiation. Enter any restroom you want no matter what the rest of society believe, be able to marry someone of their sex choosing and even animals eventually, strip off the sex on birth certificates so the parents can imprint the sex they want on their fetus, allow students the right to change their gender assignment at will any time of the day because they are "confused" or want to be voyeuristic, or experiment, and have the military/USG pay for chopping off manhood so they can be better "soldiers". Many more not worth the time writing down - you know the drill. It is so sick that some morning I want to just get in a rocket ship and head for Mars.
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11/17/2017 7:24:08 AM PST
by
Cheerio
(#44, The unknown President)
To: cyberstoic
What? You mean youve never heard of the Chippendales, Thunder Down Under, Magic Mike, Aussie Heat, Hunks the Show, and the hundreds of male strippers that perform on a regular basis? Dont sell us short.
rwood
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posted on
11/17/2017 7:33:56 AM PST
by
Redwood71
(uality, they want better)
To: deplorableindc
Rule of thumb: the only gals who WANT to go topless, are the very ones who should NEVER go topless.
To: deplorableindc
So at least Franken won’t be accused of interfering with free speech.
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posted on
11/17/2017 7:56:35 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Redwood71
It’s not the breasts they are paying to see, it’s the ENTIRE BODY and the simulated sex that draws in the ladies.
No one would pay a cover charge to go see topless men dance on a pole! Well no one with common sense, because I’ll bet you could often see that for free, at a local bar, after some dude gets drunk!
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posted on
11/17/2017 7:57:14 AM PST
by
ExTxMarine
(Diversity is tolerance; diverse points of views will not be tolerated!)
To: SES1066
I’m not a man, but I imagine there are many women that even men would prefer be fully clothed in public.
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posted on
11/17/2017 8:14:34 AM PST
by
Pining_4_TX
(For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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