Defending free speech is everyone’s duty
As Americans and Montanans, our defining value is our freedom. One of our most important freedoms is our ability to make up our own minds about what we think and how we feel and the right to express those opinions openly.
Freedom of speech means that politicians don’t get to pick and choose what ideas get air time or which of us get a platform to talk. Instead, it lets us hold government and elected officials accountable. It allows us to speak out when the government tramples on our rights or sticks its nose where it doesn’t belong. It means that we get a real democracy where every citizen can participate in open debate and engage in deciding the future of our communities.
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