So can you really say what you want to say under protection of your First Amendment rights? That all depends on where you say it, and how you say it. ... When the novelist Barbara Kingsolver says "the American flag stands for intimidation, censorship, violence, bigotry, sexism, homophobia and shoving the constitution through a paper shredder" the statement is safeguarded. ... So can you say libel against a person? ...

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