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Yes, the First Amendment applies to all people within the territory of the United States equally. US law does not limit the political speech of non-citizens pre
by whats_a_quasar 6mo ago
Yes, the First Amendment applies to all people within the territory of the United States equally. US law does not limit the political speech of non-citizens present on visas.
- SV_BubbleTime 6mo agoDo you feel that way about the second amendment too? Just curious if we’re picking and choosing what visitors can legally do. What if SCOTUS said that people means citizens and not visitors for guns, don’t you think that would apply to visa, immigrants, or visitors as well?
- keithnz 6mo agoI think in the second amendment "the people" are quite clearly the citizens so they can secure their own "free" state. Where the first amendment is about limiting what the government can do so they can't make laws against free speech.
- SV_BubbleTime 6mo agoHow odd that one amendment away the word “people” has two different meanings.
- keithnz 6mo agoit doesn't. Read the first amendment carefully. People is only used in one specific part, the bulk is about limiting what the lawmakers can do. free speech has no reference to "people"
- SV_BubbleTime 6mo agoAll amendments are about what limiting lawmakers can do. Even the second. People is only used in one specific part… ok? How does that square your idea of 1A with SCOTUS being very recently clear on 2A not immediately applying to non-citizens?
- lobsterthief 6mo agoUnfortunately this SCOTUS is not comprised of those who the founders intended would sit on it.