What's the Frequency, Berkeley?

Ilya Shapiro andMichael CollinsDid you know that cell phone radio frequency (RF) exposure causes cancer? It doesn ’t. The Federal Communications Commission has concluded there’s “no scientific evidence” linking “wireless device uses and cancer or other illnesses.” Despite the FCC’s scientific findings, however, the city of Berkeley, California, requires every cell phone realtor provide a notice in forming customers that, if they carry cell phones in a “pants or shirt pocket or tucked into a bra” when the phone is on and connected, they “mayexceed the federal guidelines for exposure to RF radiation. ”That statement is technically true; “may” just means something is possible, not necessarily likely. Phonesmay exceed federal guidelines; likewise, phonesmay spontaneously combust. What Berkeley says is technically correct, just misleading (the unexplained acronym also sounds scary). CTIA, the wireless industry ’s trade group, sued Berkeley for compelling speech in violation of the First Amendment.The right to speak necessarily entails the right to remain silent. This principle ensures the freedom of conscience and prevents citizens from being conscripted to serve as unwilling bullhorns for government communications. Likewise, it is a foundational principle of the First Amendment that content-based restrictions of speech must survive the strictest scrutiny —meaning the government needs a really good reason and can’t achieve its goal any other way.But...
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