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In what point in time or space has a human had the ability to communicate all of their ideas and not have consequences from them? There has never been a time in history in the United States where you could say or publish absolutely anything you wanted and were immediately absolved of all responsibility, government or otherwise, by invoking the first amendment. The US obscenity law still exists on the books today. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_obscenity_law



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