Sure, you can say it, but you're not protected from repercussions for knowingly spreading lies.
Yes, this is exactly what free speech is. It is not my responsibility to determine whether a statement is true or not. It is not my job to control you, or decide what is true for you. It is up to you, ...to use your mind, your mental faculties, to determine whether or not what I say is true or right. You must know the difference between right and wrong, and must act upon that knowledge without regard to whether what I say is true or not.
This is literally the first amendment to the Constitution, and what makes us different, and better from Europe, and every other country on the planet, to wit:
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.Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise of. Here in the United States, you are free to follow any religion you like, or not, as you wish. If you don't like any of the religions that are already around, you are free to start your own.
Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.This is pretty simple... If the government can't make any laws to inhibit free speech, what makes you think it is ok for you to do so privately?... This goes for the press too, by the way. They are not obligated, in any way, to speak the truth. It's up to you as an individual to determine whether they are full of bullshit or not, and act accordingly.
Congress shall make no law abridging the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.This is very clear, The Drumpf can make speeches all day long to his retarded followers to fight the injustice that is government, and make no mistake, the American government is so incompetent that it should be viewed as an injustice and affront to the common people. Drumpfs people have every right to get their bullhorns out and march down Pennsylvania avenue and call upon the lawmakers to redress perceived wrongs in the government. If I'm not mistaken, they just wanted a transparent election process where there are safegaurds in place to ensure that voting is fair.
Now this is something that I have personally wanted since the year 2000, when the presidential election was compromised by the State of Florida. There the vote was so close, that a recount was ordered. The Republicans at that time, had the Courts intervene, and stopped the recount before it was completed, short-circuiting the election process and unfairly awarding the Republicans the presidency, as well as a majority in the Senate.
This elections, the Courts wisely chose to not interfere in the election process, throwing out every single case but one, from Drumfs challenge. The courts returned the responsibility directly back to the American people, and to the individual states, to build a more transparent and fair system to conduct elections. The Drumf was not wrong, their are a lot of irregularities in the election process, as well as some clear cases of voter disenfranchisement while the voting was occurring.during this last election. Never mind that the Republican party has been practicing voter disenfranchisement before the elections, ...for at least, the last twenty years. This last election, the Courts just gave them back, what they have been handing out to the American people for the last two decades.
Where Drumfs supporters crossed a clear line though, is when they no longer peaceably protested. That would be, when they forcibly broke into the Capitol, and disrupted the Congress that was in session, that they had already duly elected to conduct their business for them, and then forcibly interfered with the election as it was occurring. For the record, the changes to ensure a fair election process has to occur at the local and state level, becuase that is what the courts decided.
Also, it's not on Drumf if they actually throw themselves off a cliff, if he tells his followers to throw themselves off a cliff. If they are too stupid to know they would actually die, then they are actually doing us a favor by doing so, at least according to Darwin's Law. They are helping all of us, by naturally self-selecting and improving the gene pool.
Ditto that if he is telling them to break the law, and they actually listen. They should all be arrested and thrown in jail for disrupting the peace.
Also just so you know, peaceful protest, ...doesn't really work. It's a complete waste of time and resources. Here is an example of the peaceful protest march of Iranian Women, marching for their right to dress as they prefer, and demanding equal rights.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/iran-women-revolution-hijab-protests-ayatollah-khomeini-a8251686.html