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		chairface on Jan 15, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Authorities Silence NinjaVideo Founder, Rush He... It's still not a slippery slope. It's an analogy that illustrates what would be possible, de jure. Honestly, there's no slope involved at all.

richardburton on Jan 19, 2012 [–]

It is not an analogy. What is the analogue? The slope is descending from now (you cannot get arrested for singing happy birthday) to then (you can). Slippery.

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