User blog comment:Enda Kenny/Disrespecting Authority/@comment-457370-20140204061655

I'm confused by the argument in the comments. (And before you ask, I'm an American.)

The First Amendment does indeed give us the right to free speech, but that does not mean what a lot of people seem to think it means. What the First Amendment actually protects us from is retaliation by the government for saying things about it. It does not guarantee that nobody is going to have a problem with what you're saying.

To give an example, the First Amendment says that if you want to go up on a rooftop with a bullhorn, and shout at the people below that you think a specific politician is a jackass, you can't be arrested for making those specific statements. HOWEVER, you CAN be arrested for causing a public disturbance. You have the right to your opinion; you have the right to express your opinion; but you do not have the right to do so in a way that interferes with other people's daily lives and routines.

So, to put it in the context of Wikia chat, you have the right to go in there and state whatever is on your mind - so long as you do it politely and within the guidelines of the website. If you refuse to play by the rules, then you shouldn't complain if and when you are forced to leave.

My two cents.