4 ms·
This really shouldn't be a gray area, if we just actually applied the constitution. The first amendment doesn't grant the people the freedom of speech, it restr
by OkayPhysicist 1y ago
This really shouldn't be a gray area, if we just actually applied the constitution. The first amendment doesn't grant the people the freedom of speech, it restricts Congress from passing any law that infringes upon it.
- pyuser583 1y agoThis ultra-literalist approach leads to the conclusion that nothing in the constitution prevents states from outlawing speech or establishing a religion.
- potato3732842 1y agoThey didn't just stop at 1 amendment. There's a bunch of others that have been interpreted as covering those eventualities and many more.