• Seen as an index of one’s interest in, qualification to be, and commitment to citizenship.
• At the same time ran directly against the idea of equality, of natural and inalienable rights, and having the necessary resources of citizenship.
• Market seen as model of free exchange, also as a means to create a power base (economic power) independent of church and state.
• Market can create inequality among citizens.

1.4 Back to the GAP

• Standing in line, under what conditions would the idea of the First Amendment come to have relevance (or any idea of politics)? Market tends to hide political system, yet depends deeply on it.
• GAP and sweatshop practices/child-labor law
• Free speech rights in malls (qualified yes. Valley River says no).
• GAP can pay the $1.3 million for 30 seconds of time on the final episode of Seinfeld. And it is not seen as a political message.

1.5 Language/Meaning as a public resource---- language theory and the first amendment.