Without free speech, we have nothing | Editorial – Sun Sentinel

It isn’t only late-night TV hosts who have the freedom to criticize the powerful. It’s not just the press that depends on the First Amendment.

Yelp restaurant reviews, snarky T-shirts, police reports of spouse abuse, Broadway plays, art galleries, Little Free Libraries on neighborhood corners, online memes and raising a fist are all rooted in First Amendment rights.

It is why one person can stand on a corner holding a sign criticizing President Trump and another can stand across the street with a sign praising him.

Freedom of speech is so pervasive in our lives that we take it for granted. A temporarily silenced Jimmy Kimmel reminded us why we can’t.

Not a political weapon

The First Amendment guarantees freedom from government interference in expression. It bars the government from fo