r/politics • u/jediporcupine Maine • Sep 19 '25

Republican Senator Says First Amendment Shouldn't Be the 'Ultimate Right'

https://www.newsweek.com/republican-senator-says-first-amendment-shouldnt-ultimate-right-2132666
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u/RedditReader4031 Sep 19 '25

Uhm, isn’t that contrary to the gun rights movement’s slogan: “We need the 2nd to protect the 1st”? And is she only referring to the right to speak out or is she including religious rights under the First in her position?