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California stepped into the horse pucky on that one!
The U.S. Supreme Court clarified the matter in 1971. It reversed the conviction of a man who had worn a jacket into a California courthouse that displayed the words '(BLANK) the Draft.' The court ruled that the state had no right to 'cleanse public debate to the point where it is grammatically palatable to the most squeamish among us.'
Well, 'stuff' on a shingle!
What is interesting is that all such laws are unconstitutional. The First Amendment 'protects profanity in the public sphere unless it crosses the line into true threats, fighting words or incitement to imminent lawless action,' says the center.

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