Big pharma, tobacco, tech - how the first amendment is being abused
by Ellen P Goodman from Technology | The Guardian on (#17H6W)
Apple is not the first corporation to deploy the free speech argument to support their position - corporations have been co-opting the principle since the 1970s
The first amendment to the US constitution - guarantor of freedom of speech and of the press, as well as the freedom of religion and assembly - is a sacred creed to many Americans.
For most of its history, it was understood principally as a guardian of individual liberty and a protector of public discourse. Increasingly, and not accidentally, the business community is using the first amendment to block economic regulation.
