Posted on 12/18/2023 9:46:45 AM PST by Rev M. Bresciani
Americans are blessed to have constitutional rights, especially the First Amendment right of free speech. As Benjamin Franklin once wrote, whoever “would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech.”
Free speech is central to liberty, and this belief underpins the necessity of the First Amendment. This amendment holds the powerful to account and protects the right of Americans to express themselves freely.
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Ben Franklin,as intelligent and forthright as he was, missed just a bit on this statement about free speech. my tagline intimates the nuance...”IF The Second goes first the First goes second” is more accurate. our founding fathers realized that the only protection for every other amendment is th ability to tell an overarching government NO! in no uncertain terms. why else would you believe that THEY want YOU disarmed? it’s only to make sure that YOU can’t tell them NO! it’s NEVER been about “safety” for the American people...it has always been about safety for the government goons they will send after YOU.
OK; but refusing to keep porn books in school libraries is not censorship.
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