The town of Goldbergia has a mayor, Ferica, who is a member of the FreeSpeech religion. Ferica and other adherents of FreeSpeech believe that their lives should be dedicated to enhancing the search for truth through an open marketplace of ideas.
Ferica is quite popular as a mayor. Her latest initiative involves making the town a more pluralistic and open place for civil discourse. In 2020, for example, she and the town board passed the following legislative acts. (1) No one is permitted, within 50 feet of a public park or on public park grounds, to tell another person to shut up or that their ideas are stupid. (2) Residents cannot exclude guests from their dinner parties simply because they disagree about politics. (3) Public school teachers for elementary schools must explore both sides of every issue when teaching history classes.
In addition, Ferica learns that members of an adversarial religion, the Roederers, have begun moving into Goldbergia to perpetuate their opposing religious views, that the First Amendment is a sham making all of society worse. Ferica takes quick action and helps pass a law that (4) bans book burning, a ritualistic practice of the Roederers. She also (5) places a monument outside city hall that is a giant number one, standing 15 feet tall, in honor of the First Amendment.
Christopher, a member of the Roederers and a public school teacher, challenges all five of these actions by the town of Goldbergia. Go through each action, one by one. State what challenges Christopher is likely to bring and whether the town’s actions are likely to withstand constitutional scrutiny. Some government actions may have multiple bases for constitutional challenge; others will have one potentially valid constitutional challenge. Assume there are no issues with standing.