The authors of the U.S.Constitution worried that peaceful opposition to the government,not just rebellion,would be repressed.

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The First Amendment to the Constitution protects the right to freedom of speech and assembly, which includes the right to peacefully oppose the government without fear of repression. The fear of government repression of peaceful opposition was one of the reasons why the First Amendment was included in the Constitution.

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