# Welcome to censored America

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**Created:** [August 14, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welcome-to-censored-america/259958 "2011-08-14T15:03:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Upstate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b3f665/32.png) [@Upstate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Upstate)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/welcome-to-censored-america/259958/24 "2011-08-14T19:43:06Z")

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> [@Tax people, PLEASE come in here](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tax-people-please-come-in-here/44603/11):
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> Here’s the issue:
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> They offer a free public service to those who ride the public transportation system in San Francisco. It’s usually working all times of day/night, and anyone with a cell phone can take advantage of this public service.
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> They take away that service from law abiding citizens for the sole purpose of preventing an assembly of people for a lawful protest.
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> Maybe it’s just the liberal vs. conservative viewpoints, but in my humble opinion, taking away the free to anyone service for the sole purpose of preventing them to gather for a lawful protest, is unconstitutional.

What exactly is the constitutional right that was taken away? No one was blocked from assembling underground, and cutting off a communication method in no way coincides with attempting to block a public assembly. Anyone who wanted to protest could have organized above ground. Your argument is pretty flawed, as is this idea that cell service is somehow now considered a “basic human right.”

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