First Amendment Essay

movement towards correction on making of laws would be the process needed to disallow such occurrences. The Constitution should have a new amendment requiring our government to follow the current Constitution when interpreting and making laws. When laws are propositioned, it should be within the parameters of the Constitution, it should agree with prior amendments, and it should be mediated before an official panel on legalization within Congress. The only regulations really mentioned in the…

Taking down the Confederate flag on government grounds isn’t the only issue surrounding the flag but also the banning of the flag in public spaces. Schools are battling the display of the flag on vehicles and articles of clothing. In the Virginia high school of Christiansburg more than 20 students were suspended after they refused to remove cloths that had the Confederate flag on it. There suspension came shortly after a new district policy banning any Confederate symbol from the school, rear…

laudable undertaking of Mr. Aitken.” The Aitken Bible was the first Bible printed in America, and the only Bible to obtain the Congress’ sanction. Overall, this one example speaks volumes in the fact that for Congress to endorse such an act signifies “separation of Church and State” is not what the Founding Fathers intended for the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. So, what does this prove? It proves that the First Amendment was created to allow the Government to support a religion…

tried to make appropriate changes directly to the Constitution itself, but was not given the authority to change its wording. As a result Madison’s addition was brought forth as a list of amendments to be approved by the government ( ENGAGE, 2011). The states quickly ratified ten of these liberty protecting amendments which became known as the Bill of Rights. Some of the most important civil liberties outlined by the Bill of Rights are freedom of press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion,…

The rights stated in the first amendment have always been challenged ever since the U.S. Constitution was established, this is especially true when it comes to the matter of freedom of speech. When it comes to being censored, modes of communication have been challenged with acts that restrict the freedom of speech and freedom of press. Due to restrictions, these modes are unable to successfully utilize their resources to their full capacity. Although we go back and forth with the argument…

or sexual orientation. Everyone should enjoy equal opportunities and respect, and everyone have the First Amendment Rights. So in the near future, we will see the US Congress to make some new laws protecting religious belief about gay marriage, to limit the influence of the Supreme Court’s ruling. On Monday, June/29/2015, Senator Mike Lee has reiterated bill The First Amendment Defense Act (Amendment Protection Act I) has been submitted to the US Congress, banned all government agencies to do…

In my experience working as a teacher’s assistance at a primary school. Students tell me different stories every day. It’s funny and sometimes sad, that this kids relate what they hear at home. They come to school the next day and argue with friends about different points of view that they hear at home and expect for me to validate their opinion. Some parents are not thinking what they are saying in front of their children. Young people observe more than what we think. Children can be playing…

people need censorship. Censorship protects children, ensures the privacy of people, and reduces misunderstanding. Censorship protects children over the World Wide Web. Aric Sigman author of, “What Children Need Is Censorship” remarks, “This is the first time in our history that children had the greatest preponderance of ideas, opinions, values, and -most…

over the nation and people are trying to get rid of it by taking away or limiting freedom of speech. Many people don’t know what to do about it though, By taking away or limiting what others say it's going against our first amendment. In the article " Hate speech and the first amendment debating the 'Mighty' constitutional opposites" (para 2) What this shows is by limited what others say it's taking away their right to say what they want and the listeners right to fight back with their own…

The first 10 amendments of the Constitution, written by James Madison, known as the Bill of Rights contain much of our individual civil liberties and rights as citizens of the United States. The United States is known as a free country, where we have the liberty to our own personal freedom, an orderly government, as well as equality for everyone. However, above all else, freedom should prevail because without it, our civil liberties as citizens would be limited against the government and there…