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Originally posted by adduncan
Both of these are irrelevant. No one pursuing public office is going to inflame the senses of the people they claim to represent, because they won't get the votes they need. And since child molestation is a crime, this is a one-way ticket out of office too. So whether or not I would be "pleased" about these things isn't even an issue.
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Yes, child molestation is a crime, but last I checked, talking about it isn't. I don't think it is irrelevant -- I'm saying that public officials KNOW that they really don't have the "freedom" to talk about anything because certain things may be inflammatory. You asked, "Do they give up their right to freedom of speech/expression/religion when they take office?" and I'm saying that yes, to an extent, they do for that very reason. You can find my examples irrelevant if you like, but I think that they show that yes, there are certain things public officials just can't discuss.