You can't protect yourself by silencing yourself. The first amendment is part of the statement of the fact that our rights, among which is the right to free speech, are God given, and are not subject to the whims of government.
They are unalienable.
I know that
You know that
Parlor knew that
That just means they are personal, can't be given, sold, or transferred to somebody else.
It does not mean that government can't or won't curtail or limit.
-- You can't protect yourself by silencing yourself. --
Sure you can. It happens all the time. You can't speak your mind in court, for example. Congress is not a free speech zone, they have all sorts of decorum rules. Patrick Heny would be expelled for saying "give me liberty or give me death."
-- ... and are not subject to the whims of government. --
Our government is liars of the highest order. It is whimsical, dangerous, and anti-liberty. It denies all of that of course. "Orwellian" in fact.
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