Publius Patriota
2 min readNov 25, 2021

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"The U.S. was the first nation in the world with a written constitution."

According to Wikipedia "The Constitution of San Marino might be the world's oldest active written constitution, since some of its core documents have been in operation since 1600, while the Constitution of the United States is the oldest active codified constitution."

"For England and the U.S, the foremost concern is to maximize the liberty enjoyed by the people of those nations. To make that explicit, it must be emphasized beyond any question or doubt that people are free to do anything or engage in any speech that has not formally been made illegal."

The U.S. Constitution enumerates the powers of the federal government, and of the states, and reserves all other rights to the people. Congress, state legislatures and municipalities codify what is, and is not legal. The states ratify the constitution to approve of the distribution of rights. When a law is challenged, the courts of appeal determine if the law violates the approved distribution of rights.

"People’s freedom to comment publicly in any forum about any conduct, to include speech, they believe to be immoral though it is legal, is not to be abridged, but they cannot take any other action whatsoever that might so much as lessen the likelihood that any person(s) might engage in such conduct."

Wouldn't that deprive a group dedicated to a specific cause the right to peaceably assemble? Imagine the raucous that would ensue if a pro-choice meeting had to allow pro-life speakers to air their views. I challenge you to definitize what is immoral that could be enforced.

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