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I don’t know why but it always bothers me when people comment on an amendment in long form like this but only include the excerpt instead of the full context.
by brightball 3y ago
I don’t know why but it always bothers me when people comment on an amendment in long form like this but only include the excerpt instead of the full context.
The article…
> It simply states: "Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech."
The entire first amendment…
> 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.
- Tao3300 3y agoThe article is only addressing that one particular guarantee. The only relevant context they left out was maybe the "or of the press" part.
- brightball 3y agoStill, when you're making a point about the amendment it's helpful to show the entire amendment to the reader is fully aware that no other important context is being left out relative to the position being stated.