[Jim W N]

So stupid.

First Amendment “Free Speech” issues are directed at the federal government and nowhere else.

The government has NO RIGHT to regulate an individual’s or private business’ free speech. But an individual or private business may regulate speech however they choose.

But like everything else, the Delusional Lying Left and its Media Minions turn the Constitution on its head and instead try to use government to regulate free speech among private citizens and private business.

The problem is so much of the semi-alert populace is completely unaware of this dichotomy and Leftist effort to rob their constitutionally-protected freedoms.

[griswold3]

Exactly. But it helps to know who is what.

[TexasKamaAina]

You are certainly correct about the 1st amendment applying only to government. The thing is that, if you are old enough (like me) you can remember when we embraced a culture of free speech. The spirit of the 1st amendment animated our social discourse. That spirit seems to have disappeared.