This is more or less what I'm saying. I don't really see how the government can have a direct and active defense of the First Amendment as it applies only to th

This is more or less what I'm saying. I don't really see how the government can have a direct and active defense of the First Amendment as it applies only to the government. I'm just speaking of the other laws on the books that the government may choose to not enforce that will lead to a person unable to exercise free expression. I interpret that type of inaction by the government as a form of a First Amendment violation.