Funnily enough there's an old Soviet joke about this. Caller to Radio Yerevan: Comrades what is the difference between the constitution of the US and that of t

Funnily enough there's an old Soviet joke about this. Caller to Radio Yerevan: Comrades what is the difference between the constitution of the US and that of the USSR? Both support freedom of speech and assembly. Radio Yeravan: In principle nothing comrade. In practice the US constitution guarantees freedom after speech and assembly.