The bulwark isn't the Amendment alone; it is adherence to the spirit of the Amendment.
Imagine most of the current Democratic hopefuls as President, with their appointed DOJ wingmen (as Eric Holder styled himself). Do you see them letting the 1st Amendment keep them in check? I don't. Obama was their pioneer, pointing the way to weaponization of government institutions.
No. Of course not. The constitution, or in this case, the Bill of Rights is “ a living changing document.”
President Trump has shown us that it must be...