Free to go to jail as well? What that sounds like to me is that the government is free to imprison you for what you say. Most of the time, this is not true. In the example given (yelling "Death to Bush") you probably would go to jail because of one of the exceptions to the First Amendment which is that if what you say creates "a clear and present danger" then it is not protected. Now, if you would be convicted of a crime because of that, I don't know. It would depend on the context. For instance, if you were speaking to a large crowd gathered in front of the White House, then it would seem that you're inciting a riot. However, just saying that you wish Bush were dead is protected by the First Amendment.
Numerous times in the history of the United States, laws have been passed (eg the Sedition Act) which did, and were later declared to, violate the First Amendment.
Even if you go to jail, that doesn't mean that the laws you supposedly broke are constitutional. The government is not allowed to impose whatever restrictions it wants on the right to free speech whether it does or not.
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Numerous times in the history of the United States, laws have been passed (eg the Sedition Act) which did, and were later declared to, violate the First Amendment.
Even if you go to jail, that doesn't mean that the laws you supposedly broke are constitutional. The government is not allowed to impose whatever restrictions it wants on the right to free speech whether it does or not.
I do the same thing, accidentally while typing on laptops with trackpads. I haven't seen any without them in awhile, though.