Chapter 0328 A Milestone in Freedom of Speech
Time pulls back to the previous afternoon, Chicago, Club S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Sold out?" When Li Zitao learned the news, he was also extremely surprised.
He thought the limited edition would be sought after, but he didn't expect them to be so crazy.
Less than four hours before he left Milwaukee, all 40 of his remaining vehicles were exhausted.
According to Karen, when they re-called members who had previously declined to make a purchase, they informed them of the news.
Overturning the previous decision on the spot, the probability of placing an order is 100%.
"So, we haven't even been able to make the list of members of Club 22, and 101 cars have been sold out. Cullen was also helpless when she brought it up.
Judging from such a hot sales situation, he will be bombarded with phone calls from all sides next.
"Very good, it looks like you're going to get moving as soon as possible and launch our next high-end limited edition custom product. Without waiting for Karen to answer, he hung up the phone first.
Because he can imagine that the next overwhelming phone call, this pot still has to be carried by Karen, who will make him the boss!
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Just when Li Zitao kept throwing the pot, in North America, a high-profile trial case came to an end.
In 1791, the First Congress designated and passed the First Amendment, which prohibits Congress from making laws relating to:
That is, the establishment of a religion or the prohibition of freedom of belief, the restriction of freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, or the right of the people to peaceful assembly and the right to petition the government.
This is what is known as 'free speech' and 'civil rights law.' ’
Freedom of speech, which is enacted in almost all countries, can be said to be as insistent and stubborn as the United States in terms of implementation and understanding.
This is the most important article of the Declaration of Independence, and it is the cornerstone of its regard as a 'free country'.
On the basis of the First Amendment, it also means that there must be no prior limitations in the United States.
In other words, even if someone abuses this freedom, it can only be punished after the fact, that is, after the event has happened, and cannot be prevented in advance.
This is why later generations can always see 'appalling' statements on the Internet, but no one can stop him.
To put it more simply, it is the most favorable legal support for American citizens to dare to ridicule the president and angrily denounce the Union on any occasion.
Because he didn't actually take action, even if he took a small step, he would be punished by the law.
But when his actions are limited to 'verbal elaboration', no one can deprive him of his rights.
It has nothing to do with right or wrong, nothing to do with truth, nothing to do with whether the person is good or bad, it is only about the most basic right of human beings since they were born, to speak.
The law was also extended to other places, such as the press.
Of course, it has also undergone some trials and changes before it developed into a situation similar to that of 'unscrupulous' in the eyes of others.
And the verdict that is taking place is of great significance for 'freedom of speech'.
In 1925, Minnesota passed a state law, the Mitigation of Public Nuisance Act.
It stipulates that no person shall engage in the daily manufacture, publication, dissemination, possession, sale or gifting of goods.
Newspapers, magazines or other publications that are malicious, defamatory or defamatory.
This may seem normal to some, but it's the opposite.
In 1927, the Saturday News of Minnesota claimed that Jewish bandits controlled gambling, smuggling, and fraud in Minneapolis.
The failure of the city government and law enforcement agencies to carry out their duties effectively, and the sharp and even 'excessive' accusations in the newspapers have annoyed some people.
County Judge Freuyd Orison filed a lawsuit against the Saturday News.
The District Court, referring to the Law on the Mitigation of Harmful Disturbances to the Public, declared the newspaper public waste and permanently banned its publication.
Unless the publisher of the newspaper can prove to the court that they will no longer publish malicious slander and defamatory statements.
The publisher appealed, and by the time the matter reached the state supreme court, it was already 1928, and the Supreme Court upheld the verdict.
The publisher, Jay Neal, again filed a lawsuit in the Federal Supreme Court on the grounds that he enjoyed the freedom of the press under the First Amendment.
Just today, October 18, 1931, the day of the Pumpkin Festival, the case will be finally judged.
The Supreme Court, Chief Officer, Charles Evans Hughes, wrote the judgment on behalf of the Supreme Court.
The power of the Supreme Court of the United States to explain here is that the judiciary is independent, and the Supreme Court, which is not supervised by the President and Congress, has the final say on the Constitution.
Therefore, the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States is of a national nature, and there will be no strange situation in which the state government and the federal government are working against each other.
You can also think of it as the decision-maker who sets the 'rules of the game' in America, a lot of the time.
Families like Rockefeller and Morgan also have to succumb to the rules.
"Reversed the decision of the Minnesota Supreme Court and held that the law on public waste is unconstitutional,
The character and behaviour of government officials must be openly debated and freely discussed in the media. ”
This meant that Nick had won the case, and the principle of prohibition of prior limitation was established on this day in 1931 in the 'Neil Suit' of the Federal Supreme Court.
The frenzy of public opinion and attention that this incident has sparked among the American people is national.
People spontaneously gathered in the city, waiting for the last news.
Whether the Declaration of Independence, formulated by the founding leaders in the first Congress, still represents the foundation of the country, everyone wants to find out.
Within 40 minutes of the verdict, reports spread to every city.
Even in remote towns, there are people who celebrate with citizens from all over the country through the radio station.
This is a victory for all, and no one can deprive citizens of their right to 'free speech'.
The atmosphere of the Pumpkin Festival was buzzing with the verdict that represented a 'national victory.'"
So on Li Zitao's way home, almost every household could be seen dressing up their own pumpkin lanterns.
"Did anything happen today?" Li Zitao asked in surprise when he returned home.
When he learned the whole story of the 'Nick lawsuit' from his fiancée, Li Zitao's first thought was, "Is this the beginning of the American people's wild mouths?"
His guess was not wrong at all, and before the Nick lawsuit, comments and attacks on governments and officials were conservative.
It is precisely this incident that has further confirmed the rights and interests of the press and citizens, and has also made the definition of 'freedom of speech' clearer.
Anyone can express their opinion in open publications, which is further freedom of the press.
And it also represents the official birth of 'news supervision'.
Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Los Angeles Times, Harry Chandray was celebrating with colleagues in his office.
Starting today, Newsweek's positioning will be clearer.
"Tell Brown that all previous restrictions have been lifted, and that from today onwards, he will judge the federal government with the sharpest, intuitive, impartial and neutral attitude. ”
Harry Chandre was about to be overjoyed, this guy called 'Neil' was so cute in his eyes.
It took him four years to get the Federal Supreme Court to have a clearer, more intuitive interpretation and affirmation of the First Amendment.
"Perhaps I should go to the gate of Washington and greet our inactive idiot president in the most gracious words. ”
Harry drained the vodka from his glass, thinking about how to vent his excitement.