"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
One can not have "free speech" without free exercise of the press, to assemble peaceably, and to petition for ""redress: of grievances." Hence free speech is interlinked with freedom to publish and freedom to hear, all without abridgement. None of these "rights" have existed unabridged in the USA genocidal slave state (yes, slavery is still legal) from before the ink dried on the bill of rights till today. I don't think anything will change even after tomorrow, rather the rate of abridgement will grow.
The entire premise of representative democracy was predicated on an informed populace. Thus the first amendment was first, even more important than the right to self-defense.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
One can not have "free speech" without free exercise of the press, to assemble peaceably, and to petition for ""redress: of grievances." Hence free speech is interlinked with freedom to publish and freedom to hear, all without abridgement. None of these "rights" have existed unabridged in the USA genocidal slave state (yes, slavery is still legal) from before the ink dried on the bill of rights till today. I don't think anything will change even after tomorrow, rather the rate of abridgement will grow.
The entire premise of representative democracy was predicated on an informed populace. Thus the first amendment was first, even more important than the right to self-defense.