The First Amendment doesn't give anybody the right to be heard. People don't have to listen to you.
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They ought to put an amendment to the First Amendment that says there shall also be freedom of hearing.
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
If you're not going to offend somebody you don't need the First Amendment.
The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.
Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
The First Amendment rights, everybody has them.
I begin to feel like most Americans don't understand the First Amendment, don't understand the idea of freedom of speech, and don't understand that it's the responsibility of the citizen to speak out.
To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.
No one respects the First Amendment more than I do. People have a right to express their concerns and their hopes and dreams to their government.
It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of people with whom we agree. For the First Amendment, that is not good enough. So it is really important that we protect First Amendment rights of people no matter what side of the line they are on.