While the army and navy of the United States are in Russia, “making the world safe for democracy,” the supreme court, of the corporate United states, hands down Schenck v. United states: criticism of military conscription (slavery; involuntary servitude)—for an unlawful foreign war—is not protected Free Speech as described by Article I of Amendment:

       The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic. … The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent. It is a question of proximity and degree.

        [updated 4/12/2025]