Poll: Majority Of Americans Want To Scrap The First Amendment

By Cam Edwards

I know we’re primarily about the Second Amendment here at Bearing Arms, but I’m fond of all of my rights protected under the Constitution, and when I see a poll showing 51% of respondents in favor of rewriting the First Amendment and lessening our freedom of speech, my inner Paul Revere dons his tricorn hat and I want to ride across the digital countryside to warn people of the impending threat.

This particular poll comes from the Campaign for Free Speech, which describes itself as being”founded by a group of free speech advocates and professionals and led by accomplished First Amendment attorney Robert Lystad”, and the polling numbers show that the group, along with other Americans who value their freedom of speech, have our work cut out for us.

51% of Americans think the First Amendment is outdated and should be rewritten. The First Amendment protects your right to free speech, free assembly, and freedom of religion, among other things.

48% believe “hate speech” should be illegal. (“Hate speech” is not defined—we left it up to the individual participant.) Of those, about half think the punishment for “hate speech” should include possible jail time, while the rest …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms