The beauty of America lies in the First Amendment, which protects our freedom of speech and safeguards our democracy. Without it, our country risks losing its core values and becoming one of the worst in the world.
Recent events highlight this danger: one person was assaulted in and a student was arrested, both for exercising their First Amendment rights.
When a fascist system gains power and uneducated, corrupt, and dishonest people begin to run the country, it is our duty, under the First Amendment, to stand against them—yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
The actions of the Texas Tech president in this incident showed a lack of commitment to First Amendment protections, and the school police lacked the legal experience to manage the situation properly.
When ICE stops people whose skin color is different, it signals a troubling failure to uphold the principles the First Amendment represents for everyone.
