Wednesday, October 29, 2025

U.S. city challenged for creating system that allows critics to suppress anyone's speech * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

U.S. city challenged for creating system that allows critics to suppress anyone's speech * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Under the city's scheme, "officials have made lawful speech entirely contingent on whether listeners react favorably. Once anyone complains – regardless of whether the sound exceeds legal limits – the city automatically treats the permit as void. That means police can punish a speaker who was fully in compliance with the permit's terms, simply because others objected to the message being spoken," the ACLJ noted.

That's called a "heckler's veto" and long has been demanded by critics of Christian messaging, but also long has been struck down by the Supreme Court.

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