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The president has no authority over this subject matter except that given him by congress.

This executive order is a directive to the FTC and FCC, which are both bodies created by congressional law.

As a result, neither has power to violate the first amendment since by virtue of being created by congress, they are subject to the literal reading of “Congress shall make no law”.

For what it’s worth - the 14th amendment passed after the civil war has been read to extend the protections of the bill of rights beyond their literal sense anyway.



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