The purpose of the First Amendment was to be able to voice criticism of government without retaliation by government. In the current climate, a person cannot criticize a political party nor question their integrity without reprisal.
This is how it works today - the “government” can’t do anything to you because of the 1st Amendment. So, they created and sanctioned several alphabet agencies and “professional agencies” who then trample all over your 1st Amendment rights...and the government says, “I’m sorry your rights are being trampled but it wasn’t me! So, it just sucks to be you!”
This is why the Deep State/Bureaucracy of our local, state, and Federal governments are KILLING our rights, and we have no direct recourse.
We can replace the politicians, but they never end nor curtail those behemoth monster agencies, at best they “reform them” usually creating whole new problems with which to deal...either way, everything continues, just as planned...
We the People lose our rights!
Government gains more control!
Useful idiots don’t realize they are losing control, because the government told them everything is okay!