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    It is not the case that If so-called minor liberties are already justifiably limited by harm prevention, they are not genuinely comparable cases to speech restrictions, making the hierarchy a false contrast rather than a principled ranking.

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    • 1.Speech's constitutive role in democratic self-governance creates categorically different justificatory demands than restrictions on movement or assembly.
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    • 2.Minor liberties (movement, assembly) can achieve their purposes despite harm-based restrictions; speech cannot if restricted at the same threshold.
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    • 3.The claim conflates 'same harm standard applied' with 'no meaningful distinction'—ignoring that identical standards produce asymmetric effects across liberties.
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    • 1.Liberty restrictions are justified only when harm thresholds are met; speech and assembly meet this threshold identically via incitement/coordination.
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    • 2.Comparing restrictions across different liberties requires showing they face *different* justificatory standards, not just different practical harms.
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    • 3.If harm prevention equally justifies limiting movement, assembly, and speech, claiming speech deserves special protection amounts to assertion, not argument.
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