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This civil servant is laughing off his constituents first amendment rights.

The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. It forbids Congress from both promoting one religion over others and also restricting an individual’s religious practices. It guarantees freedom of expression by prohibiting Congress from restricting the press or the rights of individuals to speak freely. It also guarantees the right of citizens to assemble peaceably and to petition their government.

www.law.cornell.edu/…/amendment-1#amdt1e_hd17

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shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Bro, the actual text is shorter than the summary. Not like it’s written in Middle English or something.

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- CubitOom@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Thou speaketh true.
  
  However, I thought the summary was both more in spirt of the common modern interpretation of the law and was easier for people to grasp. It also had some nice context linked in the summary which some might fund useful.
  
  This is the actual text of the first amendment:
  
  Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
  
  Currently, I think the first amendment is being attacked because if that “Congress shall make no law…” part. Which goes against the spirit of the law and how it has been interpreted for most of US history. However, I’m not a lawyer.
  
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- grue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  You say that, but clearly some Senators don’t fucking get it just from reading the text and need the long-winded explanation.
  
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