Hello all,

To explain my above "Americans and freedom of speech - where is that right described ?" question, I know there is something related to it in the
American constitution.

The problem is that all am able to find is a *promiss* not to retaliate if something is said about the gouverment the gouverment might not like to
hear.

...But almost everyone I hear seem to have translated that into a right, a right that may be claimed from /everyone/, not only the gouverment.


Websites do not seem to do much better, although they restrict themselves as defining the right toward the gouverment (and not everyone else).

Like here :

https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/freedom-of-speech

Which starts with "Freedom of speech-the right"

Or here :

https://www.britannica.com/topic/freedom-of-speech

which starts with "freedom of speech, right"

Or here :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States

where in the second paragraph starts with "The First Amendment's freedom of speech right"


tl;dr:
Where, in America's constitution or laws, is the "free speech" *right* described - as the "no retaliation" promiss certainly isn't it.


Remark: This is a serious question. I'm trying to figure out if all those people who demand "freedom of speech" toward any-and-everyone actually have
the law on their side.

I don't think they have, but I might have overlooked something in that
regard.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

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