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First amendment rights don’t apply to foreign companies. I see this as the same thing as banning Huawei.
by busymom0 6y ago
First amendment rights don’t apply to foreign companies.
I see this as the same thing as banning Huawei.
- tchaffee 6y agoThe first amendment is a negative right: it forbids the government from acting. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech..." The Supreme Court has historically ruled on a regular basis that most US Constitutional protections extend to non citizens too. Unfortunately the conservatively biased Supreme Court last month decided that interfering with freedom of speech is OK against a foreign company. A loss for freedom and a victory for authoritarianism.
- xvector 6y agoFurthermore, historically our country merely postures about rights. They go out the window when politicians start using words like “national security.”