About Doe (Malik Speaking)
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I'm not willing to give up that easily, because I think too much is at stake. One way to put it is to say that our "vision" of society is on the line. Another way to put it is to say that basic principles of social organization are at issue. Here's my view of our situation after Doe:

• The court is being guided by one doctrine of the first amendment and one vision of society based on one version of political liberalism. If we don't change that vision, we cannot end racism, sexism, and inequality in the US.
  

• Free speech as currently understood inflicts (or allows some people to inflict) harm on others. That harm needs to be recognized so that the basic moral principles behind our social organization can be reformulated.
  

• In the reformulation of basic moral principles it is crucial that the people who have never had a voice be allowed to speak and participate in the process.
  

That's the lesson here: Not just balancing, but reformulating the basic ethical principles on which society is based with the participation of the people who have been excluded from the club.

Up until now, our society has been based on a philosophical liberalism. We live in one kind of a liberal society. If you want my boxtop view, I think that liberalism and liberal society can no longer cope with the problems we face and they need to be transcended.

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