Quote Originally Posted by Duke of Gloucester
A question for the USA members of the forum.

Following the charging of Wang Wenyi for heckling the Chinese president, what rights does the first ammendment protect?

From BBC news:
"Her lawyer argued she was entitled to free speech under the First Amendment.

Prosecutors said the amendment did not allow her to break the law."

So why does the First Ammendement allow laws that restrict free speech, or am I missing something here?

BBC website for the full story
There's a law called drunk and disorderly conduct, and I'm pretty sure disrupting the peace is along the same premise. There was no reason for her heckling a foriegn official on an official visit. I don't know if I'm wrong here but the White House would be the presidents private home, not public grounds, thus you could remove whomever you wanted. She's like those arseholes at the state of the union address who decided not to dress for the occasion, gotta love the T-Shirt and pants at the State of the Union. Now its just a few days until the bleeding heart liberals start screaming he's suppressing the masses for removing a heckler.