Jimmy Kimmel, a failing late-night comedian, was suspended for lying about the beliefs of a political assassin, and suddenly, the Democratic Party shrieks that the First Amendment is being destroyed. The spectacle would be laughable except that when Democrats are in power, they have shown that they will use the levers of government power to silence opponents.

The truth in this case, however, starts with the fact that the Federal Communications Commission has taken no action against Kimmel or his employer, and both remain free to keep saying all the nasty things about President Donald Trump they’ve been saying nightly for years already.