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LetMyPeopleVote

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6. Office Depot is NOT a state actor and the First Amendment does not apply here

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 01:19 PM

Sep 16

The requirement of a state actor is fundamental part of the First Amendment. The fact that TFG supporters and others do not like the speech from a private company does not give the govt the right to regulate such speech.

This cartoon does a decent job on the state actor requirement under the First Amendment
PSA on First Amendment

How did Bondi graduate from law school?

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These idjuts are certfiably insane... buzzycrumbhunger Sep 16 #1

Conservatives are not a special group protected by civil rights laws or the constitution Walleye Sep 16 #2

When will all Americans be forced to speak Russian? Next step to being a Russian colony. Irish_Dem Sep 16 #3

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This is what you get when our despicable Senate confirms people like her. And walkingman Sep 16 #5

Office Depot is NOT a state actor and the First Amendment does not apply here LetMyPeopleVote Sep 16 #6

It's Office Depot/Office Max, not Home Depot MichMan Sep 16 #7

Easy chelsea0011 Sep 16 #8

Is that how they do it in Floriduh? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 16 #9

What people like this do is, they go to hundreds of places, hoping to find the one that gives them social media clout. Oneironaut Sep 17 #10