Free speech does not come without consequences.

[Bmoboy]

The First Amendment is supposed to protect you from criminal charges.

It does not protect you from being shunned or sued.

[Johnny2X2X]

1. First amendment no longer applies.

You’re about to see some crazy stuff in this country. Buckle up.

[newdeal2]

5. And the Trumpers will continue to sing land of the free home of the brave

Not getting the irony.

[Gore1FL]

2. This is true. It is also true that the Kimmel order came from the government.

Trump and his government groupies are stifling free speech.

[Greg_In_SF]

3. The First Amendment

protects freedom of speech from government interference, but it does NOT shield individuals from criminal charges if their speech falls into categories of unprotected speech, such as incitement, true threats, or obscenity.

[Johnny2X2X]

6. Criticizing Trump is about to be a crime.

You know it, I know it, and pretty soon there will be people sitting in jail for criticizing him. This is happening, we have lost our Democracy and our rights.

[TheProle]

4. Presidential pressure for a federal agency to coerce a network

to silence a voice is a violation of the First Amendment.

[Justice Brandeis]

7. Yes. But it's not the same thing when those consequences come from state actors

Or the government exerts coercion upon private entities to impose punishments. Neither is consistent with the 1st Amendment.

[hatrack]

8. Aren't you so CUTE!?!?!?

You might want to consider adding the words "for now" to your initial sentence in the post above, in case you've been asleep for the last eight months, because that is exactly the way it is going to play out.

Just a reminder:
Attorney General Pam Bondi
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche
FBI Director Kash Patel
Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino
DHS Secretary Krisi Noem

All staunch defenders of the Constitution who're standing guard against executive overreach, amirite?