We need to do a better job teaching citizens about the First Amendment

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Doing so represents a clear violation of the First Amendment.
52% : Only 36% of Americans know that companies like Twitter and Facebook are not liable for the content users post on their platforms, while just over half of respondents in the Freedom Forum survey knew the First Amendment protected flag burning as a form of free speech.
51% : So why are all these lawmakers, many of whom graduated from elite law schools, proposing laws that contravene the First Amendment?
49% : The Arizona State Legislature has considered a law that would require parents to opt-in to any curriculum that addresses gender identity or gender expression of sexuality - effectively limiting schools' ability to teach about historical events including the Stonewall riots.
46% : Although the court stopped short of saying public school officials could never sanction students for off-campus speech, it made clear that some speech is protected by the First Amendment.
43% : Yet a recent survey by the Freedom Forum of more than 3,000 Americans found that 94% value the First Amendment as vital, and more than half say it should never be altered.

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