Say the House and Senate and the States all vote to repeal the first amendment for some reason. Do we then lose any free speech, free assembly, etc. protections? Or are laws restricting these things still "unconstitutional", as they are our "inalienable rights" and all the first amendment does is make it absolutely clear that the government cannot trample them?
No, one provision is not supreme to another, and a specific provision cannot be erased based on more general language, particularly if the more specific provision is adopted later. That would in essence prevent the people from amending the Constitution if SCOTUS does not like it, which would really be akin to judicial tyranny. If the First Amendment is repealed however, I will decamp to Australia or England. I mean it.
