> The Sedition Act, banning criticism of the government, was passed during the presidency of a Framer in 1789[sic] John Adams wasn't a framer, he was in Britai

> The Sedition Act, banning criticism of the government, was passed during the presidency of a Framer in 1789[sic] John Adams wasn't a framer, he was in Britain during the Constitutional Convention and thus wasn't involved in writing the Constitution.