This is Words Matter with Norm Ornstein.

We've got the boats and screw the rest of you.

And Dr. Kavita Patel.

These might be some of the smaller moments, you know, with all the bombshells.

Didn't catch people's eyes.

Hello, welcome to Words Matter from the DSR net.

Each week, Kavita and I will talk about the issues facing our country as we head into the midterms

and what our leaders are saying and doing about them.

We use the word leaders somewhat loosely.

We hope you like the show.

We'd love to hear your feedback as we continue to shape it moving forward.

If you have any comments, feel free to send us an email at podcasts at the DSRnetwork.com.

Now on with the show.

Today, it's the July 4th week after all.

We're going to take a look at the Constitution and how the Constitution itself,

including especially, but not exclusively, the Bill of Rights, is playing out around the country

and with our leaders, again, using the term somewhat loosely.

So here's a clip of our producer, Grant Haver,

reading the text of the first two amendments of the Bill of Rights.

Amendment 1. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion

or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press,

or the right of the people, peaceably, to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

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