tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5313916164911265633.post1175138828386009815..comments2023-08-10T14:58:46.329+07:00Comments on Authority!: Speech police arrest First AmendmentTimothy J Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10634355920003282809noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5313916164911265633.post-29639041607900321732016-06-20T21:32:45.206+07:002016-06-20T21:32:45.206+07:00I consider myself a hard-line libertarian and I fi...I consider myself a hard-line libertarian and I find myself in sort-of-agreement with the underlying principle if not the details of the instant case: employees of the people do not enjoy certain rights when they are acting as employees of the people.<br /><br />The particular right I am contemplating is that pesky ol' 5th amendment right to avoid self-incrimination. Lois Lerner, for example, should NOT have been able to assert a 5th amendment right when questioned about her job performance. Her actions off the job are different, but when I'm paying her and I ask questions, I want answers, not stonewalling.<br /><br />Perhaps the 1st amendment is different. It probably is.rexxheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578166996312186309noreply@blogger.com