Although the text of the Amendment prohibits only the United States Congress from enacting laws that abridge the freedom of speech, the Supreme Court used the incorporation doctrine in Gitlow v. New York (1925) to also prohibit state legislatures from enacting such laws.
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, so it's not in the original document. Yet when he said it's not in the Bill of Rights? I'm not really sure why he said that, unless he misspoke or simply didn't finish his point.
@Aeoen I assume he misspoke. I don't think it's outlandish to assume that someone as intelligent as him is aware of the content of the First Amendment.
The Supreme Court never ruled on the constitutionality of any federal law regarding the Free Speech Clause until the 20th century. The Supreme Court never ruled on the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, whose speech provisions expired in 1801.[8] The leading critics of the law, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, argued for the Acts' unconstitutionality based on the First Amendment, among other Constitutional provisions
It's in the constitution it just wasn't enforced or given it's high standards until the 1960s. Just look at the civil war or World War I or World War II or even up until the 50s and ask if freedom of speech was protected/
Although the text of the Amendment prohibits only the United States Congress from enacting laws that abridge the freedom of speech, the Supreme Court used the incorporation doctrine in Gitlow v. New York (1925) to also prohibit state legislatures from enacting such laws.
MunaEndel 3 weeks ago
Charlie doesn't want to hear about Vietnam, he keeps interrupting
monsieurhassan 1 month ago
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, so it's not in the original document. Yet when he said it's not in the Bill of Rights? I'm not really sure why he said that, unless he misspoke or simply didn't finish his point.
Aeoen 2 months ago
@Aeoen I assume he misspoke. I don't think it's outlandish to assume that someone as intelligent as him is aware of the content of the First Amendment.
nocturnezero 1 month ago
The Supreme Court never ruled on the constitutionality of any federal law regarding the Free Speech Clause until the 20th century. The Supreme Court never ruled on the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, whose speech provisions expired in 1801.[8] The leading critics of the law, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, argued for the Acts' unconstitutionality based on the First Amendment, among other Constitutional provisions
blockhart 7 months ago
I know. I just don't think he should have stated that it isn't even in the constitution.
littleflags 9 months ago
@littleflags Yeah, I was a little perplexed by that too.
fromis111 8 months ago
Freedom of speech is not in the constitution? Is that not in the first amendment?
littleflags 10 months ago
@littleflags
It's in the constitution it just wasn't enforced or given it's high standards until the 1960s. Just look at the civil war or World War I or World War II or even up until the 50s and ask if freedom of speech was protected/
AndroidPolitician 9 months ago
stop interrupting!
NioushaXD 11 months ago
"How do you know so much about everything?" - Rose
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Thanks for the upload!!!
Dymdez 1 year ago
Great upload. Thank you.
BeveledSpilchOnion 1 year ago