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The Freedom Forum report on the First Amendment

The 19th Amendment was ratified 100 years ago this week.
The 19th Amendment was ratified 100 years ago this week.

The First Amendment protects some of our most important democratic rights: freedom of speech, religion, assembly, petition, and the press.

It’s also the amendment that inspired the name of this show.

Freedom Forum is a nonprofit focused on protecting first amendment rights. This week they published a report on how Americans view the First Amendment ahead of the 2024 election.

Over 90 percent of those surveyed said they believe the amendment is vital. But a declining number say they would ratify it today if it were up to them. 

What aresome of the topconcernsregardingthe protection ofthe FirstAmendmentright now?

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Haili Blassingame

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