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by a3n 2551 days ago
Ah, the first amendment.

Yes, we do still have freedom of speech and association.

But the govt is attacking freedom of religion through "religious freedom" laws that allow discrimination against people who don't follow Christian behavior, in the opinion of any random Christian.

The president attacks the free press, labeling them traitors and "enemy of the people."

When part of the 1st amendment is under attack, all of it is.

The president says if you plead the 5th, you must be guilty.

The president wants to delay the census until he gets the answer that he wants from the supreme court.

When some of the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution in general, are under attack, then all of it is.

We are at risk of losing what was thought rock solid, and so we are that much less free. We may still be better off than some, but we are slowly losing that.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_Unite...