No, Gov. Gianforte, you cannot cancel our First Amendment rights

By: George Ochenski

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 603

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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There’s not much ambiguity in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It reads: “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.”

Yet, as just reported, Montana’s Gov. Greg Gianforte has decided he has the power to …

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