There are certain kinds of topics that are protected or limited under the First Amendment. In the movie "Elf" with Will Farrell, there is a scene when he runs into some reandom diner that has a sign that reads "World's Best Coffee." When he gets into the diner, he screams, "Congratulations! World's Best Coffee! You did it!" We talked about this sign in class. Is it an opinion, or do companies really use that as their slogan? When I see a sign that says "World's Best ______" I tend not to pay any attention to them, because the company that product is coming from is just trying to promote and sell that product.
Another one of the questions that I could not pick a side on was if the First Amendment should limit or protect a government official if they campaign for one candidate. I know it is limited, and I understand, because whoever wins is ultimately running the whole country, but isn't it also right that they should have their own views and should be able to campaign for who they want? So, I have a little difficulty for this one, but I do understand that it has to be limited for equal opportunity accross the country.
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