abridge

ABC, Google and Meta have the right to limit speech on their own networks, but government absolutely can’t tell private companies to “abridge” speech.

“Maybe the Constitution should have said, ‘Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, except in one’s political or financial self-interest.’”

Of course, the Constitution contemplates that democracy is the appropriate process for change, so long as that process does not abridge fundamental rights .

What I have provided hardly qualifies as a synthesis but more as an abridged list of a few messages that may emerge if we stop and reflect.

“Article V: A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.”