Abridged speech is not free speech. If you don’t support speech you disagree with, you don’t support free speech. Some speech is not more equal than others.
There’s a reason “free speech” is the 1st Amendment of the Bill of Rights. Many people sacrificed their lives so that US citizens and others across the world could speak freely, without fear of retribution. Fight for it, just like they did.
Because when it’s gone, so aren’t these United States.
First Amendment of the US Constitution
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Texas Woman Arrested After Facebook Post Over Unsafe Brown Drinking Water: Report
Jennifer Combs posted the message on April 6 to her citizen-watchdog group page, Southern Belle Watch, urging residents who had been sickened by the city’s tap water to come forward.
“We have received reports that some citizens have been hospitalized due to bacteria in the water. This is a serious public health concern that deserves immediate attention,” she wrote. “If your water looks discolored, contains sediment, has a strong odor, or you have experienced related health issues, please send us a message. We are gathering information and reporting findings to the state.”
In what could be seen as a brazen move against free speech, Jennifer Combs was arrested on May 8.
Trinidad Police Chief Charles Gregory scrambled to defend the arrest, claiming the case was “cut and dry” and saying her claims about hospitalizations “are simply false and have only caused unnecessary fear and confusion in our community.”
Trinidad law enforcement claimed Combs had written “false information that creates fear,
So
Is there a US Constitutional Republic without Free Speech?’
NOPE ;-)
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