"The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak"

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the right to free speech, press, religion, and also setting up. This quote by Roy Barnes stresses the importance of the First Amendment and also its being rejected of any efforts to restrict or limit these rights. The phrase "bureaucracy" refers to administrative regulations as well as regulations that can be used to stifle cost-free expression. "Cover-up" and "double-speak" describe attempts to conceal the reality or to make use of language to deceive or manipulate. Barnes' quote is a reminder that the First Amendment is a powerful tool for shielding the legal rights of citizens which it must not be taken for granted. It is a pointer that we must stay alert in safeguarding our rights and that we need to turn down any attempts to restrict or restrict them.