“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.”
Benjamin Franklin
As simple as that.
Tag: First Amendment
American Greatness Pick of the Day – Angelo Codevilla’s “Can the First Amendment Protect Us from the Ruling Class?
Well written analysis of how the First Amendment is being attacked and why. His discussion of social media is good but I want to go a step farther. If Google and Facebook are already in bed with the FBI and the CIA then they are already a utility and need to be held to the same First Amendment requirements government is constrained by.