Griz players blast county health department on social media

[KittieKop]

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Sound familiar?

Yes. But no. Nobody is taking away their right to speak. But speaking has consequences. Welcome to real life.

Agree, and when you become part of a group, a member of a team, you're also agreeing to abide by group rules and restrictions, including the fact you're not free to do anything and say anything you want at any time. You can't just say, "I don't represent my group", when everyone knows you're part of that group. What you say and what you do is tied to your membership, like it or not.

I don't have the freedom to speak out whenever and however I want on many topics because of my job, the people who know me, where I work and what I do. It's part of the package. Same as being on a football team, being an employee where you work, being a volunteer on an organization's board. Restrictions are part of the game. Don't like the restrictions, that's fine. But you better sever your ties with groups who may not like you speaking for them in public.

[BozoneCat]

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Sound familiar?

Yes. But no. Nobody is taking away their right to speak. But speaking has consequences. Welcome to real life.

Agree, and when you become part of a group, a member of a team, you're also agreeing to abide by group rules and restrictions, including the fact you're not free to do anything and say anything you want at any time. You can't just say, "I don't represent my group", when everyone knows you're part of that group. What you say and what you do is tied to your membership, like it or not.

I don't have the freedom to speak out whenever and however I want on many topics because of my job, the people who know me, where I work and what I do. It's part of the package. Same as being on a football team, being an employee where you work, being a volunteer on an organization's board. Restrictions are part of the game. Don't like the restrictions, that's fine. But you better sever your ties with groups who may not like you speaking for them in public.

Exactly. No one is preventing my right to call my boss a giant jackass and tell everyone what a horrible job he's doing, but if I were to say those things, rest assured I probably wouldn't have a job the next day. Anyone complaining about their right to freedom of speech doesn't really understand what that actually means.

For the record, I'm not saying those things about my boss, just using it as an example.

[ibleedblue]

Our own Callahan O’Reilly blasted Bullock on Twitter. I gotta admit I agree with him and don’t really have an issue with what the Griz players did (except for providing a phone # if true)

[RickRund]

Our own Callahan O’Reilly blasted Bullock on Twitter. I gotta admit I agree with him and don’t really have an issue with what the Griz players did (except for providing a phone # if true)

Hopefully Callahan doesn't give the guv any ideas about shutting down the highways...