• intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Freedom of speech is a cultural and institutional phenomenon, which happens to be mentioned by the US Bill of Rights.

    It is not a term which refers to the US amendment, any more than “peaceably assemble” or “levy taxes” or “quartering of troops” are references to parts of the US Constitution.