Damm, government imposed "moderation". Now there's an oxymoron for ya.
If the Goverment can take away your right to pizz people off, most members of this board would be in big trouble .
As far as the slippery slope argument, history shows it to be a fact.
The Republican party has made a plank of its platform out of trying to stifle the rights of their opposition, under the misnomer "campaign finance reform" ever since their infamous "contract on America".
We have to jealously guard all of our rights, or risk losing them.


Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

There's a reason that's the first amendment, the first of the enumerated ten that were passed concurrently as the "Bill of Bights". The reason is that the citizens have a right to express whatever opinion they have whenever and wherever they want, without fear of retribution. The right to express an opinion, however unpopular, is foundational to our republic.
After all, we aren't meant to be a nation of sheep.
People have died to protect these civil rights.
And not just miltary.
I trust that the courts will find that W has overstepped his authority on this.

Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también