> Anyone can say anything. Not as the federal government, because it explicitly lacks the freedom of speech citizens are ensured by the Constitution. And abse

> Anyone can say anything. Not as the federal government, because it explicitly lacks the freedom of speech citizens are ensured by the Constitution. And absent a first amendment claim, the best defense they can come up with would be 'We were joking.' Which, given the well-cited history of coercion by this administration (both in verbalized plans and actions), would be a hard defense to make.