How easily can our freedom be restricted?
If you were to pick up a dictionary right now and look up the definition of freedom you would see, “Freedom: the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.” Do we really have freedom?
For example, the First Amendment states “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.”
We, as American people are slowly losing our right to free speech. For the past couple years we have been fighting to keep the Pledge of Allegiance in our schools because it merely mentions God. What happened to our freedom of religion? Mentioning God in the Pledge of Allegiance is not forcing religious beliefs on anyone, nor is it being used in a rude or offensive way, so why is it that some schools are not allowing students or staff to say the Pledge? Freedom of Religion is an American right that …show more content…
If the Second Amendment falls, all others are in serious danger. The Second Amendment, followed by the First Amendment, are the pillars of this great Nation. The American people are slowly losing this right, as the government is trying more and more to restrict the right to bear arms. If we surrender our second amendment, we will have to depend on the government to keep to their oath and to not tyrannically abuse their powers against us. Read and understand the second amendment, it is vital that you know why we have it. The second amendment was given to us by our founding fathers as a way to ensure the American people's safety, and protect them from government tyranny, so if that right is taken from us, how exactly will we protect ourselves, and our rights as
If you were to pick up a dictionary right now and look up the definition of freedom you would see, “Freedom: the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.” Do we really have freedom?
For example, the First Amendment states “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.”
We, as American people are slowly losing our right to free speech. For the past couple years we have been fighting to keep the Pledge of Allegiance in our schools because it merely mentions God. What happened to our freedom of religion? Mentioning God in the Pledge of Allegiance is not forcing religious beliefs on anyone, nor is it being used in a rude or offensive way, so why is it that some schools are not allowing students or staff to say the Pledge? Freedom of Religion is an American right that …show more content…
If the Second Amendment falls, all others are in serious danger. The Second Amendment, followed by the First Amendment, are the pillars of this great Nation. The American people are slowly losing this right, as the government is trying more and more to restrict the right to bear arms. If we surrender our second amendment, we will have to depend on the government to keep to their oath and to not tyrannically abuse their powers against us. Read and understand the second amendment, it is vital that you know why we have it. The second amendment was given to us by our founding fathers as a way to ensure the American people's safety, and protect them from government tyranny, so if that right is taken from us, how exactly will we protect ourselves, and our rights as