Freedom of Expression

[luv2read]

What's next? Banning "bitch on board" and "Stud on board" signs? I have show dogs and sport both on my van.

State moves to ban fake testicles on vehicles Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:03pm EDT
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Senate lawmakers in Florida have voted to ban the fake bull testicles that dangle from the trailer hitches of many trucks and cars throughout the state.
Republican Sen. Cary Baker, a gun shop owner from Eustis, Florida, called the adornments offensive and proposed the ban. Motorists would be fined $60 for displaying the novelty items, which are known by brand names like "Truck Nutz" and resemble the south end of a bull moving north.
The Florida Senate voted last week to add the measure to a broader transportation bill, but it is not included in the House version.
In a spirited debate laced with double entendre, Senate lawmakers questioned whether the state should curtail freedom of expression in vehicle accessories.
Critics of the ban included the Senate Rules Chairman, Sen. Jim King, a Jacksonville Republican whose truck sported a pair until his wife protested.
The bill's sponsor doubted it would succeed.
"It's probably not going to make it through the process," Baker said on Thursday. "It won't be much of story in a few days."

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[Hallatauer]

Your tax dollars at work. Recession, oil at record highs, $500bil wasted in Iraq, Gulf coast still a disaster area since Hurricane Katrina, wild fires in the west, binladen still on the loose... and they are offended by fake bull balls.

 

[JTH]

Driving is a privilege and not a right. I personally find that type of stuff offensive and anyone who displays those sorts of things lacks class.

 

[sdouglas3]

Deal with some real problems...

 

[Viva_La_Migra]

Driving is a privilege and not a right. I personally find that type of stuff offensive and anyone who displays those sorts of things lacks class.

I guess we need to change the first amendment to say that Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, provided no one is offended by one's exercise of free speech and provided that such exercise of free speech does not lack class. Get real!

 

[Frixxxx]

I guess we need to change the first amendment to say that Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, provided no one is offended by one's exercise of free speech and provided that such exercise of free speech does not lack class. Get real!

Wait,
I hear some sensors gathering about digitally blurring genitalia on the Discovery Channel..... Captialistic view=Don't like it, don't buy it!

 

[JTH]

I guess we need to change the first amendment to say that Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, provided no one is offended by one's exercise of free speech and provided that such exercise of free speech does not lack class. Get real!

Do me a favor and save me the free speech lecture. Free speech stopped existing in this country the moment you weren’t allowed to yell fire in a public domain. Take your emotions out and re-read my statement. Not once did I advocate banning it. Just understand that having a vehicle is a PRIVILEGE and not a right and you should understand the difference between the two.

 

[rokid]

Do me a favor and save me the free speech lecture. Free speech stopped existing in this country the moment you weren’t allowed to yell fire in a public domain. Take your emotions out and re-read my statement. Not once did I advocate banning it. Just understand that having a vehicle is a PRIVILEGE and not a right and you should understand the difference between the two.

Watch out! Them's fightin fonts!---Jim :laugh:

 

[luv2read]

Do me a favor and save me the free speech lecture. Free speech stopped existing in this country the moment you weren’t allowed to yell fire in a public domain. Take your emotions out and re-read my statement. Not once did I advocate banning it. Just understand that having a vehicle is a PRIVILEGE and not a right and you should understand the difference between the two.

However, Free Speech, and freedom of expression are RIGHTS granted under the Constitution. It has nothing to do with driving or owning a vehicle or "class."

I think you missed the whole point of the article. Re-read it with an open mind instead of from the perspective of what you find personally offensive or politically correct.

 

[nnuut]

I charge for all my speeches!!View attachment 3811

 

[Buster]

I believe you can find them on Wall Street too..

 

[Bullitt]

"Help control the pet population. Have your pet spayed or neutered." Bob Barker

 

[JTH]

When you are given the privilege to drive, with that privilege you lose some of your rights for expression. In most countries you can’t wear a veil, hat or shades when your getting you driver’s license picture taken.

In most states if you’re driving you can’t express yourself with fancy flashing lights, neon bulbs installed under your car, loud blaring music, or offensive images such as pornography. Everywhere you go freedom of expression can be restrained.

The fact I think someone who displays a pair of balls on their rear bumper lacks “class”, is my opinion. No one hates political correctness more then I do. I had to put up with that crap under Pres Clinton and we are all still suffering the repercussions of it today.

Do I think they should ban it? No, but I also think people should have some decency and apparently parents today aren’t teaching that to their kids.

 

[James48843]

... Just understand that having a vehicle is a PRIVILEGE and not a right and you should understand the difference between the two.

When I was young, I was taught that the freedom to travel in Ameica- including across state borders, was one of the inherent RIGHTS of people.

Now movement is viewed as a privilege?


Excuse me sir- MAY I ZEE YOUR PAPERS, PLEASE?

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[James48843]

Everywhere you go freedom of expression can be restrained.

No doubt.​

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[McDuck]

Driving is a privilege and not a right. I personally find that type of stuff offensive and anyone who displays those sorts of things lacks class.

Same here

 

[luv2read]

When you are given the privilege to drive, with that privilege you lose some of your rights for expression. In most countries you can’t wear a veil, hat or shades when your getting you driver’s license picture taken.

In most states if you’re driving you can’t express yourself with fancy flashing lights, neon bulbs installed under your car, loud blaring music, or offensive images such as pornography. Everywhere you go freedom of expression can be restrained.

The fact I think someone who displays a pair of balls on their rear bumper lacks “class”, is my opinion. No one hates political correctness more then I do. I had to put up with that crap under Pres Clinton and we are all still suffering the repercussions of it today.

Do I think they should ban it? No, but I also think people should have some decency and apparently parents today aren’t teaching that to their kids.

I don't recall signing away any of my first amendment rights when I signed my driver's license, nor was I told that was a requirement to obtain such license. This isn't "most countries." This is a country that was founded on a belief in individual freedoms. The things you describe are SAFETY HAZARDS, and if they aren't allowed, it's for that reason, not to supress any right to free expression.

I agree completely with your last statement. Things are a lot different than when I was growing up. Did our generation raise our kids wrong so that they aren't teaching their kids the same things we were taught?

 

[JTH]

I find it somewhat humorous I’m getting quoted so much. I should have known better then to get involved in anything remotely political. I absolutely hate political threads and the divisiveness it causes among like-mind people.

If you want to believe driving is a right then God bless you and I wish I could say the government treated it as such. I’ll take it one step further and say I have a right to Keep and Bare Arms, but unfortunately it will be under the Federal and states conditions. But at what point does a right become a privilege? A privilege is a method the government uses as a tool to control you rights.

If I’m going to get slammed for thinking driving is privilege, then so be it. However I’m living in the reality that most if not all of our rights have already been dwindled down to privileges. Fact is most people just don’t know it yet…

 

[luv2read]

I find it somewhat humorous I’m getting quoted so much. I should have known better then to get involved in anything remotely political. I absolutely hate political threads and the divisiveness it causes among like-mind people.

If you want to believe driving is a right then God bless you and I wish I could say the government treated it as such. I’ll take it one step further and say I have a right to Keep and Bare Arms, but unfortunately it will be under the Federal and states conditions. But at what point does a right become a privilege? A privilege is a method the government uses as a tool to control you rights.

If I’m going to get slammed for thinking driving is privilege, then so be it. However I’m living in the reality that most if not all of our rights have already been dwindled down to privileges. Fact is most people just don’t know it yet…

If you feel like you are being slammed you are way too sensitive; however, I don't like to make anyone feel bad so I'll offer an apology.

The article isn't about DRIVING or the right to drive. It's about freedom of expression. It doesn't matter if the balls are hanging on your car or on your mailbox at the curb. You completely missed the point.

I do agree with you that the during the last 8 years sheeple have willingly given up far too many of our rights in the name of "security." We are paying the price already and I feel sorry for the next generation.

 

[JTH]

Thanks Luv2Read

I'm not worried about getting slammed, but when my quotes are used in conjuction with pictures of Bush and WWII Germans, that just turn my stomic sour. But on the lighter side of things, I just don't see how any of this should be a story in the first place. I'd happily trade my rear bumper balls for a viable energy plan, a withdrawl of troops, a secure border, and not having to take my clothes off at the Airport...