Quote:The First Amendment applies to all or it applies to none. There is no middle ground.

 

He said he was hoping they would act like respectful adults because politics doesn't belong in football. He didn't say the government should force them not to protest. If he wanted though, Shad COULD choose to cut the contract of a player who does protest, being a private organization and all.

 

The players have a right to freedom of speech, just like their sponsors have a right to pull their sponsorship over said speech, the fans to criticize them for being complete embarrassments over said speech, and the owner to fire player over said speech. The only one who DOESN'T have a right to act on said speech is the government.

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