Amelia Robinson is the Columbus Dispatch's opinion and community engagement editor.

As our nation nears its 250th birthday, I am convinced more than ever that we aren't yet adult enough for our most American rights.

"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."

When I am walking to the office, when I am "playing" in my garden, when I am shopping at Giant Eagle ... I spend a lot of time thinking about the First Amendment, particularly my favorite parts: the freedoms of speech and the press.

The concept that those rights belong not only to you and those you agree with is too often lost on the collective us, to the detriment of our form of democracy.

This isn't just about President Donald Trump

The deterioration of the rights at the center of the Bill of Rights is on public display daily.

President Donald Trump, on May 1, called those critical of his war on Iran "treasonous" for saying the United States is not winning........

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