When should the freedom to assemble or associate be abridged? The concept of "the right of the people peaceably to assemble" is also guaranteed in the First Amendment. But increasingly this freedom to choose our relationships is treated as discrimination. Human nature implores us to sometimes make connections with those most like us (happy, or athletic, or Korean, or Muslim, or...), so the idea that when we choose to relate to those we have something in common with we are wrongly discriminating against those we don't should strike a thoughtful person as ludicrous.
Some Considerations
It is important to review the range of thinking on this issue. This section will attempt to provide that range and we'd love your help in exploring the full spectrum of thought...
Thoughts from the left
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Thoughts from the right
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The Bottom Line
So in the final analysis, what should you take away on this topic? On which side should you fall - and why...
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