Wearing only underwear would be unconstitutional

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Read the Yahoo! News article about the Baggy Pants Ban. The article is the last item in this week's Class Folder. Do you agree with the judge's decision? Why or why not?

Can a person argue that wearing no clothing at all is also a form of free speech?

Do you believe that a law prohibiting people from wearing only underwear would be unconstitutional?

If you believe the judge is correct, should any limits be placed upon what clothing one may wear?

This is the article below

A Florida judge has deemed unconstitutional a law banning baggy pants that show off the wearer's underwear, local media reported Tuesday. A 17-year-old spent a night in jail last week after police arrested him for wearing low pants in Riviera Beach, southeast Florida. The law banning so-called "saggy pants" was approved by city voters in March after supporters of the bill collected nearly 5,000 signatures to put the measure on the ballot. The teen would have received a 150 dollars fine or community service, but he spent the night in jail due to a history of marijuana use, the Palm Beach Post newspaper said. "Somebody help me," said Palm Beach Circuit Judge Paul Moyle, before giving his decision. "We're not talking about exposure of buttocks. No! We're talking about someone who has on pants whose underwear are apparently visible to a police officer who then makes an arrest and the basis is he's then held overnight, no bond." "Your honor, we now have the fashion police," added public defender Carol Bickerstaff, who asked the law be declared "unconstitutional." The judge agreed with Bickerstaff immediately, reported the Post. Laws that ban low-slung pants are on the books in several US cities, including Delcambre, Louisiana, where offenders can be fined up to 500 dollars or jailed for up to six months. Dallas, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia are among the larger US cities considering similar measures.

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