Supreme Court Has Ruled That Soliciting Money Term Paper

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Supreme Court has ruled that soliciting money in a busy airport is something that the government can stop because it is so disruptive. What other activities do you think the government could prevent because they are too disruptive?

It's a little hard to justify how the Supreme Court found asking for solicitations in an airport to be "too disruptive," because the person being solicited simply has to say "No thanks," and go on his or her way." We see people soliciting for organizations in busy intersections. If the car in front of us has to fish for money, they can delay progress through the intersection, which could lead to accidents. That seems like far more of a disruption, and yet it seems to fall within the law. It would seem, based on the airport ruling, that if soliciting in an airport can be banned, then collecting money in intersections could be banned also. That interpretation could easily be stretched to a ban on passing out flyers at intersections, even though that transaction wouldn't take as long. It seems possible that such activities could also be banned in such places as subways, which are not only very crowded at some times, but more dangerous than airports, because of the open tracks.

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If the government cannot force students to say the Pledge of Allegiance, is there anything they can make people say? If so, what kinds of forced speech do you think would be legal?

The obvious example of something we can be forced to say is testimony in court. There are some restrictions: a wife can't be forced to testify against her husband, and presumably, a husband can't be forced to testify against his wife. A person cannot be made to testify against him or herself.

However, if we attempt to lie in court and get court, we can be charged with perjury, and the consequences of that can include jail time. There are exceptions there as well. Therapists cannot be forced to testify as to what patients said under most circumstances, and members of the clergy cannot be forced to repeat things told to them in the confessional. Members of the press have special protections to help….....

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