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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
another strawman.
if you call up my boss and tell them i'm molesting 13 years olds that gets me fired and I sue, do I sue you because you violated the boundaries of the first amendment or do I sue you for the damages you caused me because you used your first amendment?
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You're not even splitting hairs at this point; there's one hair and you're flatly saying there are two. Absolute free speech would mean I could say what I want where I want in what way I want without any limitation whatsoever. Libel and slander prevent that, therefore they limit absolute free speech. That's not a strawman, it's fundamental legal theory.
Misusing your rights would have no penalties if the rights were absolute. That's the point we're all making.