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UpInArms

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1. I am certain that TFG would love to do away with the first amendment

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 04:05 AM

Oct 7

“Freedom of the press” is specifically stated

… and I hope there remains many in the press who “buy their ink by the barrel” and never stop telling the truth

ETA:

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.

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