I mean, just 7 years after the Bill of Rights and First Amendment in 1791 were ratified, came the Sedition Act of 1798, which was a law, passed by Federalist Co

I mean, just 7 years after the Bill of Rights and First Amendment in 1791 were ratified, came the Sedition Act of 1798, which was a law, passed by Federalist Congress, prohibiting certain kinds of speech critical of the government. You might notice this being a thing the First Amendment said was precisely off limits. Didn't matter. Free speech in the US has practically never been principled in support of those marginalized, but a tool for the wealthy and rich to maintain power.