Constitution doesn't grant free speech (secures it), but phrase specifically connotes opposition to govt abridgment. https://twitter.com/gokitefly/status/708887944975618048 …
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@gokitefly When "free speech" means more than 1A concept, govt is transformed from neutral protector into regulator, making "safe spaces." -
@justinamash sounds like Trump wants a safe space from differing opinions - 1 more reply
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@justinamash@gokitefly you're getting this wrong because it's Trump whose speech was violated with the riots. You're better than that. -
@jwativ@justinamash@gokitefly 1st Amendment keeps government from restricting speech. Trump still has the right to say _what_ he wants. -
@tomwalls@justinamash@gokitefly the first amendment doesn't grant the right to free speech; it prevents the government from violating it -
@tomwalls@justinamash@gokitefly Donald Trump has an inherent right to free speech, which was violated by the Bernie mob. -
@tomwalls@justinamash@gokitefly if rights only count because a document grants them, rights don't exist in the first place. -
@tomwalls@justinamash@gokitefly the purpose of the bill of rights is to expressly prevent the government from violating our rights -
@tomwalls@justinamash@gokitefly because governments are the biggest violators by far. That doesn't mean nongovernment actors can't -
@tomwalls@justinamash@gokitefly violate one's rights. Rights are inherent & universal. No one should be able to stop their free exercise.
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