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    1 year ago

    The first amendment doesn’t exist to prevent editorial censorship. It has nothing to do with “cancel culture.”

    It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. It has been interpreted by centuries of court decisions to protect against exactly this - harassment and prosecution by government agents for engaging in protected speech, especially political protest.