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1 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br /> 5 <br /> <br /> 6 <br /> <br /> 7 <br /> <br /> 8 <br /> <br /> 9 <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br /> 15 <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br /> 2O <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br /> 22 <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br /> 25 <br /> <br />Ramsey, Ramsey is a government. The state act£ng as a <br />state in ~nis instance. We're coasidering adopting <br />ordinances and, therefore, any ordinance we adopt must <br />confirm with everyone's right to freedom of speech. <br /> <br /> Now, with regard ~o freedom of speech, freedom <br /> <br />of speeca protects many t!~ings. Ic protects, as I <br />indicated, the rign= to speak freely, free of expression, <br />assembly for religion purposes. But =acre are certain <br />things it does not pro~ec~. I~ does nos protect a person <br />w~o is insignging a riot. It does nos protect obscenity, <br />and ghat's one of tee things we re -- tea= is the thing <br />we are ~efe ~o ~al~ about tonight, he~ me define for you <br />or give you ~ne definition rna= =ne U.S. Supreme Court <br />nas given wits regard ~o obscenity. I~s a difficula <br />definition and courus for many, many years nave graveled <br />with this definition. Bug this is =ne definition of <br />obscenity w~icn is no= protected by ~ne Firs~ ~mendment. <br /> <br /> It would be ~nat information t~a~ tee average <br />person applying contemporary communi=y standards would <br />find ~aat ~ae wo£~, tna~ would De ~ne wo£~ unde£ <br />discussion, ua]~en as a whole appeals ~o ~ne period, <br />interests and sex. Two, tnau ~ne word depicts sexual <br />conduct in a painfully offensive manner. And, ~nree, <br />tnau ~e word aai~en as a wnol~ lac~s serious literary, <br />artistic, polizicai, and scientific value. <br /> <br />ADAMS C043RT REPORTING <br /> <br />(612) 375-9150 <br /> <br /> <br />