Removed empty message check from can_speak

code/game/objects/items/devices/megaphone.dm

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		return
 
 	var/message = copytext(sanitize(input(user, "Shout a message?", "Megaphone", null)  as text),1,MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
-	if(!message)
+	if(!message || message == "")
 		return
 
 	message = capitalize(message)

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/whisper.dm

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/human/whisper(message as text)
 	if(!IsVocal())
 		return
+	if(!message || message == "")
+		return
 
 	if(say_disabled)	//This is here to try to identify lag problems
 		usr << "<span class='danger'>Speech is currently admin-disabled.</span>"

code/modules/mob/living/say.dm

@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@ var/list/department_radio_keys = list(
 		return 1
 
 /mob/living/proc/can_speak_basic(message) //Check BEFORE handling of xeno and ling channels
-	if(!message || message == "")
-		return 0
-
 	if(client)
 		if(client.prefs.muted & MUTE_IC)
 			src << "<span class='danger'>You cannot speak in IC (muted).</span>"