Capitol rioters trampled on First Amendment freedoms
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A Guest Editorial by Gene Policinski for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum
FIVE PEOPLE DIED AS A RESULT of Wednesday’s mob assault on the U.S. Capitol—and their deaths will linger in the nation’s conscience.
But as days pass, we need to take notice of the long-lasting constitutional casualties of that violent incursion: Our rights to freely speak, assemble and petition the government.
As happened after the 9/11 terror attacks, the most immedi...