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OkayPhysicist on July 24, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Itch.io: Update on NSFW Content

The first amendment doesn't "apply" the people, domestic or otherwise, at all. It applies to the government, and what it can't do.

kelseyfrog on July 24, 2025 [–]

Thanks. So the steelman version is, the first amendment applies to the government when they restrict rights of residents, not just citizens.

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