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> Doesn't first ammendment protect even that.

Nope. The first amendment protects the speech of US citizens and only to a certain extent. This is why the US has a torture center in Guantanamo. To avoid issues of constitutional rights.

This is also, btw, what allows the CIA and NSA to spy on data you send overseas in violation of the 4th amendment.

US laws are geographically bound.




First Amendment also protects visitors, resident aliens, undocumented workers, and everyone else within the jurisdiction (with some nuance for prisoners, soldiers, etc).




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