Whether I agree or don't agree with the position of the football player doesn't matter. What matters is, a government official attempts to silence someone he disagrees with, by going to that person's employer. THAT is a violation of freedom of speech!
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-burns-backlash-20120909,0,4310557.story
After drawing national attention for his attempt to muzzle a football player who supported gay rights, a Maryland delegate walked back his position Sunday and said Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo should be allowed to speak out in favor of same-sex marriage."Upon reflection, he has his First Amendment rights," Del. Emmett C. Burns Jr., a Baltimore County Democrat, said in a telephone interview. "And I have my First Amendment rights. … Each of us has the right to speak our opinions. The football player and I have a right to speak our minds."
Burns, who is also the pastor and founder of the Rising Sun First Baptist Church in Woodlawn, has been under fire for a letter he wrote last month urging Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti to "take the necessary action" and order Ayanbadejo to "cease and desist" his advocacy of gay rights.
Burns was wrong.
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