Amendment 1 of The Constitution of the United States says, 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 of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The statement, The press is the enemy of the people, is an attack on the Constitution of the United States and Amendment 1 of the Bill of Rights not hyperbole or exaggeration but an attack. This encompassing statement includes television, radio and print media.

The term fake news is also an attack on the Constitution of The United States and Amendment 1 of the Bill of Rights. Fake news is a response a child would use for something he/she doesnt want to hear. Fake news has no merit just as saying, The sky is falling, the sky is falling! has no merit. Not only does it erode Amendment 1 of the Bill of Rights, it is also allows the opportunity to avoid proving the statement. This broad brush attack on the Constitution of the United States of America is convenient to the user because it allows the user to hide behind the Fake news statement and not prove the assertion.

To use another perspective, what if the statements were the following attacks:

Religion is the enemy of the people or fake religion

Freedom of speech is the enemy of the people or fake speech

The right to peacefully assemble is the enemy of the people or fake assembly

As citizens of The United States, protect Your Bill of Rights and your Constitution of the United States of America.

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