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A lot of contender responses, however 1st Amendment is the least understood, and not just on ARFCOM.
First Amendment;
Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech.
Congress
Not states, not business, not commercial employers, not news outlets, not Twitter, not Facebook, not ARFCOM, the list goes on and on.
Congress, Law, abridging the freedom of speech
Uh, if the private entity proves to be acting under guidance or contract of a state entity or pursuing a governmental interest it most certainly can be found guilty of violating First Amendment rights. It’s proving that many of these social media firms may have directly conspired with government agencies to limit protected speech…
My point is proven.
Maybe “rights” is a misunderstood term as well.
Government was recognized as a necessary evil and its only valid purpose is to PROTECT rights, not grant them. For that to be true, the rights have to exist before, and independent from, the government. If rights can ONLY be violated by government, it would be irrational to create a government to protect them. It would make more sense to prohibit any government from forming at all.
By virtue of being alive, you have a right to speech, worship, self-defense, etc. Without that foundation, the entire constitution and BOR becomes invalid, because you’re essentially saying you have no rights among other men, so there is nothing there for government to protect, so there is no need for government to exist at all.