A life of activism taught me one thing: all the great words mean naught as times change. What was gospel, accepted wisdom in the 50s became anathema within two decades. The current US upheaval is unprecedented within memory. Quoting from the Bible, the Bill and Charter hits entirely different chords with constituencies that hitherto never existed, for better or worse. Anyone doing anything anywhere must be where people are, not where they were 200 years ago.
Does that mean that the quotes that are referring to Free Speech, Freedom of the Press, Religion, et al no longer are pertinant to present day situations? Does is also mean that the 10 Commandmants meant naught since times have changed since Moses carried them down from the Mount oh so many years ago? Me thinks not, in both cases.
