Colorado Times Recorder: The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads as follows: 

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

Americans all-too-frequently interpret this incorrectly to suggest that we can just say whatever we want, whenever we want, without any consequence. There are myriad examples in recent history—such as a case where someone tweets out something racist and then is fired by their private employer. The First Amendment provides no protection for that individual—it simply protects that individual from prosecution by a governmental body—whether municipal, state or federal. 

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