More Speech, Not Less.

As the past president of the First Amendment Lawyers Association, the right for people to express themselves is of paramount concern to me. Recently in an interview, the patriarch of the "Duck Dynasty" empire made comments that, at a minimum, could be viewed as homophobic, bigoted, racist, hateful, and insensitive. Many have called for his removal from his popular "Duck Dynasty" cable program.

Although I hardly agree with anything that he said, I am glad he said them. Now I know that I will not buy a Duck Dynasty T-shirt or duck call. I now know that I will not watch the show. If he had not opened his mouth, I would not know of these thoughts and I could have accidently found myself purchasing items or watching his show, thereby adding to his popularity and riches.

In this era of...