> The first amendment may remain in the US as a sort of residual idea from classical liberalism, but it seems not too many people actually want this. I'm not s

> The first amendment may remain in the US as a sort of residual idea from classical liberalism, but it seems not too many people actually want this. I'm not sure the first amendment was ever really popular - Nazi's marching down a Jewish neighborhood, hippies burning the American flag, John Adams defending British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre - freedom is often very unpopular. Just because something is unpopular doesn't mean it's not sacred.