Reflective Essay: The First Amendment

The first amendment, according to dictionary.com, an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting congress from interfering with freedom of religion, speech, assembly, or petition. This amendment gives people the right to express their opinions and tell people how they feel. The writer of the first amendment, James Madison, felt that people should have the right to voice their opinions and speak their minds. Many people agreed with him and therefore the first amendment was born. After the revolutionary war, many people decided that they did not want the government to control their words. “The last right we shall mention regards the freedom of the press. The importance of this consists, besides the advancement of truth, science, morality, and arts in …show more content…
I think that every time a case like mine goes to court it usually always ends up with the first amendment winning. People should have their right of freedom, and that right includes freedom of speech.
The second court case I chose a teacher is not accepting a student’s paper on the Life of Jesus after telling the student to write about another topic. This violates her basic right of freedom of speech because she should be able to write about what she wants to without having to worry about it not getting accepted by her own teacher at that. The Supreme Court cases have changed the meaning of this article over time because they are interpreting it as the teacher won’t let the student do what she wants to write about. I do not agree with this because it is her basic right on what she wants to write.
In conclusion freedom of speech is a basic right for all humans, even though some people do not get that basic right. I see how people came together to make this part of their basic rights. If they hadn’t we may not be able to speak our minds and voice our