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A lot of people seem to misunderstand the First Amendment (which explains why they don’t understand the other 26 of them either).
Read what it says:
Read what it says:
“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.”
The First Amendment doesn’t mean that we have a Constitutional right to have a talk show put on the air by a major broadcast company. If it works out that way and the alignment of network, sponsors and listeners align, great. But it’s not a right.
