I did not say that the US government does not provide protections beyond what the Constitution says, nor does any of the included things prove that it can not provide protections to freedom of expression, etc, inside of its own borders.
dmmeyournudes
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Welcome to Ohio, there ain't much to do.
We got nothin' you want, unless you wanna go to the moon.
The US government will not jail you for exercising free speech. That's what free speech is. The government can not censor free speech, and they do not. To protect your right to free speech, all the government needs to do is nothing.
Justifiable or not, it's still not something that is in the control of the government exclusively.
This isn't a US issue. No one's Constitution can guarantee this.
And you've proven my point.
The rules in the Constitution are only relevant so far as they are within the ability of the government to provide. Outlawing slavery, the right to free speech, the right to vote, these can all be provided and protected by the government. The global climate can only be protected by ensuing that the rest of the world does not ruin the climate, in other words, the US would have to invade any country that endangers the climate for is citizens to ensure that right. This is why the Constitution does not provide he right to travel anywhere outside of US borders either.
turning these into a weekly recap of other articles they put out is really boring.
There is no difference between saying what the government must or or must not do. Both require legislative support to protect the rights. This is about the governments ability to execute that legislative support. You can be a copyright holder in the US, but if someone outside the US steals your copyright or IP, there is fuck all the government can do about it directly. The government can ensure you have free speech in it's jurisdiction, it can not ensure you have a liveable climate within its jurisdiction. That is why the Constitution does not protect that right. You cant go to Saudi Arabia to protest then have the US protect your free speech, that's not a thing.