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Old 04-18-2007
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Re: EU aims to criminalise Holocaust denial

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Originally Posted by Dilettante View Post
What if those demonstrations are declared (by the government) to disturb the peace? What if they are declared to be inciting hatred of the government?
Once we set a precedent that the state has the power to ban the expression of certain historical views, is it really that big a jump to banning certain political views?
The government can't just declare such things. They would have to take the demonstrators to court. The court then decides if they have broken the law or not.
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