Comment by kreetx
2 days ago
The protesting and activism are the same. I think foreign students/citizens should refrain from doing either of these, as they are in the country for a specific reason (to study), and not to turn its government. You'll probably get away with it when you do it at a small scale, but as things get out of hand, you are unlikely to go unnoticed - as person in the topic apparently did.
There are no such considerations in the US Constitution.
As an American, I have a right to hear the speech of foreign students and citizens. The government does not have the power to prevent me from hearing what they have to say. Small or large scale does not matter.
Stanley v Georgia: "It is now well established that the Constitution protects the right to receive information and ideas... This right to receive information and ideas, regardless of their social worth is fundamental to our free society."
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/394/557/
Does your right to hear anyone's speach mean that any person you want to hear and is able to reach the US has to be allowed to remain in the country?
Does this mean physically hearing this person? Because if not, then the blog and the socials will continue to be there.
> Does your right to hear anyone's speach
The rights are that Gov shall make no law prohibiting speech and assembly.
By extension, Gov shall not perform actions in response to speech and assembly, because the laws to authorize those actions shall not exist.
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No, it means that the government cannot take action against them on the basis of that speech.