What freedom of speech? Prank petition to repeal First Amendment gets support at Yale (VIDEO)

What freedom of speech? Prank petition to repeal First Amendment gets support at Yale (VIDEO)

Ami on the Street: Do we really need the 1st Amendment?

Ami visits the Yale University campus with a petition to repeal the 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Surely they will laugh him off of campus…right?

US political satirist and filmmaker Ami Horowitz approached the students at one of the most prestigious universities in the world asking its attendees to sign a petition in favor of repealing the First Amendment.

“Fantastic,” “love it,” “I’ll sign for you, guys”: Future presidents, lawyers and devoted human rights defenders at Yale offered their backing to a prankster’s petition to repeal the First Amendment. It protects freedom of speech, the press and religion.

“I think it is fantastic. I absolutely agree,” said one guy, while another commented: “I appreciate what you are trying to do.”

 

Ami on the Street: Do we really need the 1st Amendment?