“Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his or her sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.”— NYS constitution
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1339015445865754625
Reminder that it’s the New York constitution that matters here as the U.S. Constitution only applies to the federal govt — a point all but forgotten these days
It’s always fun making this point because everyone gets pissed off. The left gets mad because they think the federal government is all powerful; Republicans hate it b/c they believe the 2nd Amendment prevents states from restricting the right to bear arms.
The good news is that every state constitution has its own bill of rights, almost all of which are near copies of the U.S. Constitution’s bill of rights. So people’s freedoms to worship and speak and bear arms are still protected — both from the state govt and the U.S. govt.
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