A funny thing happened to the First Amendment on its way to the public forum. According to the Supreme Court, money is now speech and corporations are now people. But when real people without money assemble to express their dissatisfaction with the political consequences of this, they’re treated as public nuisances and evicted. Robert B. Reich
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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is the first amendment that protects the rights of freedom of speech and expression. The amendment states that “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.” The amendment also guarantees that “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated.” The amendment was signed into law by President John Adams on September 20, 1789.

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