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Nearly half of those surveyed (48 percent) say that freedom of speech is a right guaranteed by the First Amendment. But, unprompted, 37 percent could not name any First Amendment rights. And far fewer people could name the other First Amendment rights: 15 percent of respondents say freedom of religion; 14 percent say freedom of the press; 10 percent say the right of assembly; and only 3 percent say the right to petition the government.
Civics is required as part of the public school curriculum in all 50 states, but this performance is no worse than just about any other subject that requires students to learn specific knowledge. Schools are graduating students who don't know anything.
So, these antifa punks likely never learned that free speech, freedom of religion, freedom of association, freedom of the press, and the right to petition the government are protected. No wonder they think they can demand that the speech rights and the right to assembly of their opponents can be suspended. No wonder Democrats seem to think that there is no right to practice a religion.
The only group of Americans who can be relied upon to have seriously studied the Bill or Rights, aside from lawyers, is naturalized citizens.