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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by sneak on Monday January 20, 2025 @07:48AM (#42768157)
The rights enumerated by the constitution are human rights (“endowed by their creator”) and are not specific to americans.

Furthermore, the 1A is a restriction on the government and isn’t related to whether or not someone is a citizen.

There are lots of things congress is prohibited from doing under the constitution, including against foreign entities. Congress can’t ban a foreign religion operating in the US, for example.

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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by JumpCrisscross on Monday January 20, 2025 @11:07AM (#42769998)
> rights enumerated by the constitution are human rights (“endowed by their creator”)

You’re quoting the Declaration of Independence.

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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by sneak on Monday January 20, 2025 @07:12PM (#42774740)
Correct.
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Re:TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users by JumpCrisscross on Monday January 20, 2025 @09:26PM (#42775714)
So not "rights enumerated by the constitution." Which is why the degree to which the First Amendment provides protection does turn on legal status with America [1].

[1] https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C18-8...

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