SCOTUS: 2 for 2 on Free Speech
The Supreme Court issued two notable free-speech rulings today. In one, it struck down the provision of the McCain-Feingold Act that bars some political advertising in the final weeks of a campaign. In the other, it ruled against the kid who unfurled a "Bong Hits for Jesus" banner above his high school (and, coincidentally, later got busted for selling pot).
Makes sense to me. The First Amendment's free-speech clause is, first and foremost, about protecting political speech -- especially during election season -- not protecting the right of some teenage punk to act like, well, a teenage punk.