by JosephForeFathers

Warning I’ve spent weeks thinking about this topic and gathering many sources for this one post, so there are more hyperlinks than I normally use, but each one is worth the watch and/or read.

“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.” (Emphasis added)

This is The First Amendment.

There is a reason our forefathers made this THE FIRST AMENDMENT.  Because it is clearly the most important.

Our freedom of speech is our most basic right as human beings.  It’s how we communicate with each other on a daily basis.

But you need to know something.

That “freedom” is now nothing more than an illusion.

For instance:

It’s funny because it’s true!

HA.

Ha.

ha.

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Actually that fact that this kind of thing IS true, as seen here, makes it a sobering reality and quite depressing, frankly.

And the really scary thing about this is the TSA, who are supposed to be protecting our airways, rather than jailing innocent people, are actually letting almost anything that looks like a bomb pass through security, as shown here & here.

But I digress.

We are seeing time and again news stories left and right about how we truly have lost our freedom of speech.   And now you’re not even safe on social media, like this girl, here.

Yes, she was arrested for posting  a selfie.  I understand she had a gun, but it wasn’t a threat.  (Don’t even get me started on her lack of trigger discipline, I’ll save that for another post.)  She was expressing herself just as we all do every day on social media.

But as you’ll read in the article Kevin Carrol of the Fraternal Order of Police blatantly states, ““It’s actually against the law to say it in public,”  “It’s a part of the disorderly conduct statute. If it’s against the law to say it in public..why wouldn’t it be against the law to say it to someone through a computer?”

Well, Officer Carrol, because it’s an infringement on the First Amendment!!!  It should NOT be illegal to say in public.  It shouldn’t be illegal to SAY anything in public!!!

Ok, yes, we all know we should be careful on social media these days.  But I can put a sign in my yard, or on my building if I want, right?

Sure, as long as you’re not talking bad about the government.