America

A quick First Amendment refresher course

Since the issue of the First Amendment to the Constitution to the United States of America is going to be a hot topic in light of Donald Trump getting ban-hammered by Twitter, then a lot of social media sites and even Shopify, I thought I’d share this quick little guide to how it works:

Thanks to Stephen Clark for the find!

In case you were wondering, here’s the full text of the First Amendment:

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.

If you need a longer lesson that doesn’t read like a boring civics text, there’s always this classic from the webcomic XKCD:

Tap the comic to see the source.
Joey deVilla

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