I do not see how this could possibly be viewed as constitutional. It singles out a single group of people and punishes in essence their speech, while allowing others to go unpunished for identical conduct. I hope we defeat the rule.
John Doolittle: “I do not see how this could possibly be viewed as constitutional. It singles out a single group of people and punishes…”
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