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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the pr
by notadoc 7y ago
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
An old dusty document should settle that one quickly.
- loeg 7y agoThis isn't Federal congress, but I think you're basically right that through indirect mechanism (supremacy clause? I'm not a lawyer), the 1st amendment applies to states.