\u201cTrump vs. the First Amendment\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
If you think there\u2019s too much free speech in the United States, you\u2019re right to support Mr. Donald Trump for our national Leader. \u00a0If you rather like the First Amendment, though, you should think long and hard before you cast your vote for him.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 One of the cardinal principles enshrined in the very first amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the very first element of the Bill of Rights, is that of freedom of speech. \u00a0 Mr. Donald Trump, however, is less than fully on board with such restrictive nonsense: \u00a0 \u201cFirst Amendment Attorney: Trump […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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