No they CANNOT. The 1st Amendment begs to differ. I suspect Benjamin Franklin begs to differ as well:
Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins. ...Then again I suspect Mr. Franklin wouldn't think much about anyone on today's left.They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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