Comment by KyleBerezin

It is based on the idea that free speech is an unalienable right. The framing matters, and it is why the first amendment's protection of free speech holds up so well in court.

The US government cannot assist in levying or enforcing these fines in any way.

‘no agreement with a foreign nation can confer power on the Congress, or on any other branch of Government, which is free from the restraints of the Constitution.’