Originally Posted by
clrankin
Would this not mean that in some way the government is restricting free speech?...
Originally Posted by
n4zhg
This is settled case law that governments need to be occasionally reminded of by a federal court. And since free speech has been declared a "fundamental civil right" triple damages are automatically due.
"Free speech" doesn't confer universal rights or cover in public media. You can't air live sex acts on CBS in prime time, demand to make a speech on a radio talk show, or buy a light box at the airport urging the violent overthrow of the US government. No airport authority will enable overt politicking in infrastruture advertising - that kind of thing is restricted to the hard-fought Hare Krishna box / desk / whatever.
What you put on your own car bumper or in your own windshield is basically your own business, though.