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by ajross 1571 days ago
Almost certain that I read somewhere that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.
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The constitution of the Russian Federation guarantees freedom of speech and prohibits censorship. I seem to recall the Soviet Union had a pretty spiffy constitution, too. The United States certainly did, during the Palmer Raids, during McCarthyism.

Constitutions alone do nothing. If we're not on guard, collectively, we could easily end up without freedom of speech and press in practice.