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.
You are correct.
Seems that the leaders of St. Petersburg are trying to emulate the Russian tsars. They forget WHICH St. Petersburg they live in and which form of government they lead with.