@jerseytalks_: He read the free speech law out loud. Minutes later, he was ordered out of the chamber. 🎤 At Tuesday's Paterson City Council meeting, a speaker at public comment read that profanity is usually protected speech, then cursed at the dais. Council President Dr. Lilisa Mimms revoked his time and called an officer to the podium. Afterward, Councilman Michael Jackson argued the Constitution doesn't bar profanity. Mimms pointed to the council's decorum rules: "There are rules here." Free speech or breaking council rules? Where do you draw the line? Video: City of Paterson NJ / YouTube. #Paterson #PatersonNJ #NewJersey #CityCouncil #FreeSpeech #JerseyTalks

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