The constitution of the Russian Federation guarantees freedom of speech and prohibits censorship. I seem to recall the Soviet Union had a pretty spiffy constitu

The constitution of the Russian Federation guarantees freedom of speech and prohibits censorship. I seem to recall the Soviet Union had a pretty spiffy constitution, too. The United States certainly did, during the Palmer Raids, during McCarthyism. Constitutions alone do nothing. If we're not on guard, collectively, we could easily end up without freedom of speech and press in practice.