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I'm glad the First Amendment keeps this nonsense from happening in the US.
by drngdds 9y ago
I'm glad the First Amendment keeps this nonsense from happening in the US.
- dragonwriter 9y agoConstitutions don't prevent anything; people caring about rights do. Constitutions are mostly just a reminder you should care, but if an insufficient power-weighted portion of the population cares, government will do what they want no matter what some piece of paper says.
- decebalus1 9y agoOh yes [1] how glad we all are. Also the fourth amendment which prevents the Patriot Act from happening. So glad of that one! Also, you may grab a read about the rest of the world. 'Free speech' is basically the norm. [1] https://law.yale.edu/mfia/case-disclosed/when-silence-isnt-golden-how-gag-orders-can-evade-first-amendment-protections https://law.yale.edu/mfia/case-disclosed/when-silence-isnt-g...