Very well put. People use the word "right" in sloppy ways, basically just "I like this."
The government is protected for speech related to its duties, in clearly spelled out ways.
The government is protected for speech related to its duties, in clearly spelled out ways.
..which is a different claim than "governments have no free speech rights." They do, just limited in ways that individual free speech rights are not. But even individual free speech rights aren't absolute.
Language matters.