Freedom of Press?

An essential aspect of liberty is free speech. If you have to be worried that what you say will get you murdered, then your words are anything but unencumbered. Rushdie is certainly an example of this, but so is the investigative reporter just stabbed to death in Las Vegas. A DemocRAT politician is alleged to have committed this crime. That particular assailant is no supporter of the First Amendment. We need freedom of press and speech to continue as a free Republic.