The First Amendment
"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." These are the words that were written down for us by our Founding Fathers. For over 200 years this country has thrived on the brilliant thoughts of those men. They gave us the structure of a government that would allow for growth, the freedom to think for ourselves, express new ideas and speak out; this is what makes us strong.
Freedom of speech has taken on new meaning from the time our Founding Fathers first conceived the idea and wrote it down. It began with simply the freedom of speaking out against an oppressive government such as when we were a colony under England. Today times are different and society is attempting to adapt. Today's controversial issues that relate to the......
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