Capitol rioters trampled on First Amendment freedoms
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 immediate response from…