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Originally Posted by MarchHare
The first amendment protects citizens from government censorship or punishment/imprisonment for expressing a particular belief. It doesn't mean that you can't be denied the required licensing or other necessary documents to open a business because you said something that didn't sit well with a particular jurisdiction's elected officials.
Local councils prevent businesses from opening in their areas all the time for many different reasons (e.g. think of the number of towns that have banned Wal-mart). It's not unconstitutional.
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So remind me: Was it your position that the city of New York had the right to deny a Mosque being built near ground zero?