On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Dwight Hutto <dwightdhu...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 12:23 AM, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Common misconception. The First Amendment to the United States >> Constitution prohibits the *making of any law* that restricts certain >> freedoms. It does not have ANYTHING to do with "I have first amendment >> rights to say whatever I like". > > Your constitutional opinion, but not everyone's. > > And I quote: > > "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."
That's one entire sentence. "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom..." - it's ONLY preventing Congress's actions. The Constitution was subsequently applied by the Supreme Court to state governments as well, but it's still only restricting state and federal law-makers. ChrisA -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
