> If they weren't, we couldn't have things like a free press. We could still have a free press, since "the press" is explicitly mentioned in the First Amendmen

> If they weren't, we couldn't have things like a free press. We could still have a free press, since "the press" is explicitly mentioned in the First Amendment. Whether things that resemble a free press (if that's what you meant by "like") are desirable, is another matter.