Free speech doesn’t exist to protect easy agreement. It protects the parent questioning curriculum changes, the citizen asking hard questions about city spending, and the neighbor pointing out local mismanagement. If speech only survives when everyone nods along, it’s not free.…
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James Madison warned in his 1785 “Memorial and Remonstrance” that even minimal government involvement in religion inevitably corrupts both institutions.…
If our pious national officials and their enablers were God’s only ambassadors, no one would know or even suspect that ours is a God of love, mercy and justice for the oppressed.…
Today we reiterate once again that we are publishing the views and opinions of the folks who take the time to write them. It’s as simple as that. Yes, we do take positions on the issues when warranted—in our editorials, where our opinion belongs—but our overarching stance is in favor of finding a middle ground that both sides of the aisle can embrace.…
On September 15, several days after the assassination of right-wing political figure Charlie Kirk, Kimmel drew ire from some on the right for comments in his monologue.…
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.…
One of the 2,000+ “No Kings” rallies and protests held nationwide, the gathering was part of Indivisible Cherry Valley’s efforts to preserve democracy and stand up against an increasingly authoritarian administration.…
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution ensures that we have freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. It does not, however, give us the right to assault law enforcement, throw rocks and other projectiles at those with whom we disagree, burn cars, destroy property, or loot stores and businesses.…
Bryan LoRusso and several former Town of Hartwick employees want Hartwick Town Board member Chris Briggs to resign. A contingent of concerned Hartwick residents wants LoRusso, also a Town Board member, to resign. Hartwick Town Supervisor Robert O’Brien will be relocating before the end of the year, leaving that post unfilled. And the town’s attorney, William Green, has resigned, effective January 1, 2025.…
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 to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” So goes the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which was contained in the Bill of Rights and ratified on December 15, 1791. It guarantees freedom of religion, speech, and the press, and…
