Should the woman who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment be allowed to talk?

I think she is allowed to talk. She just will suffer penalties specified in the non-disclosure agreement. The same is true for Cain. If he has broken the agreement, he can be sued.

She should be free to defend herself against any comments made by Cain, but that’s it. You could even go to the extent of having a prepared statement vetted by a judge prior to being released.

Otherwise, unless it can be shown there is somehow a greater public interest being served by having the deal declared void, at which point she should have to reimburse any settlement, both parties should abide by the agreement.

Yes, she should be allowed to talk, since Cain is talking.

Not if she signed a settlement agreement not to talk.

Almost more important than the sexual harassment charges is the fact that Cain did not know that China had nuclear weapons. Scary!

Yes.

Isn’t freedom of speech an inalienable right? How can one be alienated from an inalienable right? In my mind, any document where someone has signed away this right is null and void.

@Espiritus_Corvus It is a contract. She took money for her silence.

My guess is that she agreed to never talk about it, but Cain didn’t have to.
The agreement was also with the National Restaurants Association, not with Cain, so he can say he can’t release her from the agreement.
Fortunately, a third woman, who never agreed to not talk about it, has come forward.

Only if she gives the money back.

The more I know about this guy, the more I like him as an opponent for Obama.