The First Amendment and Texas vs. Johnson The First Amendment states that the government cannot force religion on the people, or not allow the people to practice certain religions. Also, the government cannot take away the right to freedom of speech, press, the right to gather peaceably, or petition the government for their problems or complaints. The first Amendment and Texas vs. Johnson both focus a lot on freedom of speech. In the First Amendment freedom of speech is just one of the listed freedoms, but people can interpret that in many different ways. People can say that there is a limit to how much a person can say or do that would break the Amendment. In Texas vs. Johnson one of the main focuses is weather Johnson did break the
