potentially subject to government intervention, communication on any subject could be covered. The fundamental point here is that since communication on any subject matter may influence voting on that subject matter, and every subject matter is potentially able to become involved in political processes, communication on any subject may be considered relevantly political and therefore covered by the implied freedom. Stone agrees, arguing that the definition of ‘political’ communication should extend to about issues that could become matters of federal law or policy or, in …communication some way, the subject of federal governmental The federal Parliament considers action… a wide array of issues, and the breadth of federal government involvement in modern means that it is almost impossible to be sure that any matter will not become the life… subject of federal political debate. Stone goes even further, proposing that the implied freedom should cover all communication that influences a attitude toward any public issue: person’s In these debates, questions of religion, moral philosophy, history, medical science and sociology all arise. Voters' understanding of and attitudes to these matters can affect their attitudes on questions of public policy, their attitudes to government, and ultimately the… their vote at a federal election. Ultimately, it is the substance of these communications which enables a voter to assess a government and determine their example, people may form their political opinions by vote. ‘For discussion of matters not on the political agenda, including matters like religion and philosophy that develop more fundamental This is the moment where the intersection commitments’. between the free exercise of religion and the implied freedom of political communication
potentially subject to government intervention, communication on any subject could be covered. The fundamental point here is that since communication on any subject matter may influence voting on that subject matter, and every subject matter is potentially able to become involved in political processes, communication on any subject may be considered relevantly political and therefore covered by the implied freedom. Stone agrees, arguing that the definition of ‘political’ communication should extend to …communication about issues that could become matters of federal law or policy or, in some way, the subject of federal governmental action… The federal Parliament considers a wide array of issues, and the breadth of federal government involvement in modern life… means that it is almost impossible to be sure that any matter will not become the subject of federal political debate. Stone goes even further, proposing that the implied freedom should cover all communication that influences a person’s attitude toward any public issue: In these debates, questions of religion, moral philosophy, history, medical science and sociology all arise. Voters' understanding of and attitudes to these matters can affect their attitudes on questions of public policy, their attitudes to the… government, and ultimately their vote at a federal election. Ultimately, it is the substance of these communications which enables a voter to assess a government and determine their vote. ‘For example, people may form their political opinions by discussion of matters not on the political agenda, including matters like religion and philosophy that develop more fundamental commitments’. This is the moment where the intersection between the free exercise of religion and the implied freedom of political communication
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