Do citizens have a duty to speak out or shut up?
Do free citizens in a democracy have a right to object to things their government does that the believe are offensive, immoral or illegal? Do they have a duty to do so? Or do they have a duty to keep quiet? Or is the right qualified by wartime?
Which of the following best describes your general position? (Pick one only). This poll refers only to speech protected under the first amendment as defined by federal courts (that is, speech for which the government can't sanction you, such as treason, defamation, obscenity, sedition, incitement to crime, etc.).
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