"Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences"

[politicallefty]

Freedom of speech means freedom of consequence from government action. The rights of the people according to the Constitution are first considered to be prohibitions against the government. In some cases, particularly in cases of statutory law, there are prohibitions on what businesses and private individuals can do. In the case of freedom of speech, it is a prohibition of the government to take action against an individual for exercising their right to freedom of speech.