Erwin Chemerinsky's opinion piece "Trump gag order isn't constitutional" (Sunday, November 22) is wrong and inaccurate. Just as the First Amendment doesn't allow someone to yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater, Donald Trump should not be allowed to engage in verbal attacks that endanger the lives of others.
We know from recent history that Trump's vitriolic rhetoric is capable of inciting lawlessness and violence from his followers. Judges, jurors, prosecutors, court employees, poll workers, their families, and others, have received death threats directly in response to Trump's inflammatory statements.
Writing that Trump's speech is merely "unpleasant and offensive" ignores the impacts and consequences of his verbal assaults.
Susan Alexander
Marana
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