• Furball@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      The constitution lays out certain things the government can’t say or do. One of those things is bring together church and state

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      1 month ago

      A simple reading would be no.

      “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…”

      In the strictest sense, it only applies to acts of Congress. It doesn’t even apply to states. However, the 14th Amendment setup a framework for incorporating the federal constitution down to the states, including this. Freedom of speech has also been interpreted more broadly in general.