> Free speech only applies in the relationship between citizens and the state. That is a pretty silly definition. Imagine if a corporate owned mafia was going

> Free speech only applies in the relationship between citizens and the state. That is a pretty silly definition. Imagine if a corporate owned mafia was going around murdering everyone who supports increasing taxes. Surely, you would recognize that this has a chilling effect on speech, and could be said to control people's free speech rights, even though it is not the government doing it.