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One Reason Public Discourse Is So Vile, We’ve Forgotten the Meaning of First Amendment

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One Reason Public Discourse Is So Vile, We’ve Forgotten the Meaning of First Amendment
The Supreme Court of the United States in Washington on May 7, 2019. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Rob Natelson
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We complain constantly about how vulgar, hateful, and polarized our public discourse has become. But most of us are unaware of one reason why current standards are so low: the misinterpretation of the Constitution’s First Amendment.

Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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