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Why the First Amendment IS an anti trust law.

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Why the First Amendment IS an anti trust law.
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RE: Why the First Amendment IS an anti trust law.
December 31, 2014 at 1:45 pm (This post was last modified: December 31, 2014 at 1:45 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(December 31, 2014 at 1:04 pm)Blackout Wrote: Out of curiosity - Why put in the same amendment freedom of speech, religion press and freedom of assembly all mixed up in the same paragraph? Why not create an article or law for every one of those rights, since they are connected to an extent but are intrinsically different?

Probably because they were seen as equally vital to democracy, and in many ways achieve their full value only when used in conjunction with each other.

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Why the First Amendment IS an anti trust law.

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Why the First Amendment IS an anti trust law. - by Brian37 - December 28, 2014 at 10:00 am
RE: Why the First Amendment IS an anti trust law. - by Brian37 - December 31, 2014 at 12:57 pm
Why the First Amendment IS an anti trust law. - by KUSA - December 31, 2014 at 1:01 pm
RE: Why the First Amendment IS an anti trust law. - by Thumpalumpacus - December 31, 2014 at 1:45 pm
Why the First Amendment IS an anti trust law. - by KUSA - January 1, 2015 at 9:16 am

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