Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech.

That amendment says only that Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech.

Which part of "no law abridging the freedom of speech" did our dear leaders and courts miss?

That great ordinance directs that Congress make no law abridging free expression.

She asserted that the law abridged her freedom of speech and her right to equal protection under the law.

And it sternly declared that laws abridging liberties posed a greater threat to a democracy than terrorism itself.

That is reflected in the First Amendment's explicit prohibition on Congress making any law abridging the freedom of the press.

The First Amendment says that "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press".

"Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press" are words that will not answer every First Amendment question.

So Congress may make no law abridging the right of a Rockefeller, Perot, Smith or Jones to spend any amount to advance his or her candidacy.