Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett briefly lost her memory about the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment.
When Barrett was posed the question of what the five freedoms are by Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, she named free speech, press, assembly, and religion, but forgot the right to redress, or protest.
The slip-up was quickly noted on social media by pundits, journalists, and other users.
The full First Amendment reads as follows: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Did Barrett just forget that the First Amendment protects freedom to protest? 😭 Sigh.
— Holly Figueroa O’Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan)
October 14, 2020
Why is Ben Sasse giving Amy Coney Barrett a middle school social studies quiz? Which she would have failed because she could not remember all of the five freedoms enshrined in the First Amendment.
— Mónica Rhor (@monicarhor)
October 14, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett couldn’t name the five freedoms guaranteed in the First Amendment.
Forgetting a federal department got Rick Perry a humiliating defeat in his bid for the Presidency.
Forgetting a fundamental Constitutional question will get ACB a lifetime appointment.
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness)
October 14, 2020
