Coup de' First Amendment

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is FIRST FOR A REASON.

Intimidation tactics have started. These charges will, in all likely hood be thrown out but the assault has begun.

Jack Keller, a producer for the documentary series Story of America, has stated that he was detained for almost 36 hours after being corralled by police at 12th and L streets on Friday morning and then arrested despite telling officers that he was covering the demonstrations as a journalist.

''The way we were treated was an absolute travesty,” said Keller, whose cellphone has been kept by police. Keller’s editor, Annabel Park, said: “It is a maddening and frustrating situation. These are people who were there observing and documenting.''

Three more journalists have been charged with felonies after being arrested while covering the unrest around Donald Trump’s inauguration, meaning that at least six media workers are facing up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted.

Our blueprint for personal freedom and the hallmark of an open society, the First Amendment protects freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and petition.

Without the First Amendment, religious minorities could be persecuted, the government might well establish a national religion, protesters could be silenced, the press could not criticize government, and citizens could not mobilize for social change.



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