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Sooo - this is slander or libel then???

It forces you to be careful in the way it wants you to be careful. Which is fine, but it makes it a strange beastie for anyone not used to it.

Nor should he be. What he said was most likely "protected" speech.

In Terminiello v. Chicago (1949), the Supreme Court narrowed the scope of what constitutes fighting words. The Court found that words which produce a clear and present danger are unprotected (and are considering fighting words), but words which invite dispute and even cause unrest are protected (and are not considered fighting words).

Let’s say you yell fire in a theater,

Legal. This is no longer the standard for speech limitations.

or threaten the president,

So long as it's a "true threat" and not hyperbole.

or publish classified national security secrets.

This is legal, so long as you didn't steal them.

Guess you missed the part where the person was talking about seeking a legal result not just shitting on Elon?

Legal consequences.

Are you being facetious? Liberals are calling Republicans "fascists" all the time. Even people like Mitt Romney or other moderates.

was shot

We need to rename "passive voice" to "police voice".

I always take somebody's opinion on HIPAA seriously when they misspell it.

It's funny/scary how quickly people abandon the first amendment the minute somebody says something gross.

People make comments like this all the time. Nobody is held in custody for it.