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Originally Posted by strandinthewind
I think the D or any other Party has every right to choose what is said and how it is said at their convention even if that supresses some peoples' opinions. Public perception is everything these days. Having said that, I agree it would be nice if everyone got to say what they wanted and they they wanted 
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Precisely because public perception is everything it's a loser argument. Imagine, if you will,
"The Democrats say they want to save our democracy, but they won't even believe in the First Amendment enough, one of the main tenets of our democracy, to let people say what they believe."