I&#x27;m not sure if you are being disingenuous with me or you just haven&#x27;t thought out your argument.<p>You are essentially claiming that a person&#x27;s rights aren&#x27;t violated because they still have a choice between expressing a concept in code or losing their livelihood. This is analagous to saying that a person&#x27;s fifth amendment rights are not violated because they have a choice between answering questions and going to jail. This is the precise definition of coercion, which is exactly what the US government is forbidden to do except in very limited circumstances.<p>Furthermore, their employer is not the government so the ultimatum does not exist without coercion. Their manager is a human being who is forced to give them orders or fire them, which is again a first amendment violation. They get their orders from their manager, who was coerced, etc.