Veterans' Bill of Rights

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…

“remove the First Amendment from the U.S. Constitution and you strike out the very means of testing the other rights and protesting abuses of government.” In 1787, a Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia proposed a new constitution which would provide a much stronger government. Thousands of British colonists had come to America to escape the suppression of free speech and the right to hold public meetings. They were also seeking the freedom to worship as they desired. The lack of these…

The Tinker v. Des Moines case deals with the persecution of a group of students for wearing black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam War. The group of students, siblings John F. and Mary Beth Tinker, and friend Christopher Eckhardt, were suspended for wearing the war protesting armbands after they refused to take them off. School officials argued that the students wearing the armbands may result in riots, due to the division of peoples’ opinions on the Vietnam War. The case eventually…

Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”. Such statement had the U.S. Citizens at first believe that it was to only apply to the federal government, but in recent years it has been interpreted to grant the right of gun ownership to individuals for certain purposes such as self-defense. Having debates focus on whether the Second Amendment is a right that can be exercised only through the militia organization…

A. Constitutionality of Bacchanal's Statutes Prohibiting Certain Types of Speech The town of Bacchanal, Nevada presents constitutional challenges to the Nevada state laws regarding: (1) the towns’ of Bacchanal Anti-Harassment Resolutions and (2) the Bacchanal Affordable Care coverage of the employees and their dependents at Heavenly University’s “Paradise Found” corporation. The Court’s task today is to resolve the issue by constitutional measurement, free of emotion and predilection. The…

What is Freedom of Speech? The Merriam-Webster dictionary define freedom of speech as “the right to express facts and opinions subject only to reasonable limitations (as the power of the government to protect itself from a clear and present danger) guaranteed by the 1st and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution and similar provisions of some state constitutions”. Freedom of speech is ones right to say what you please without fear of being punished, is among one of the most treasured freedoms…

Is Government Censorship a Violation of Our Rights? The First Amendment of the Constitution clearly 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.” (First Amendment-U.S. Constitution) However, government censorship is still a heavily debated issue in the United…

I want to formally start the essay with a quote from our 4th president of the United States James Madison “Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions”. When I read this quote not too long ago it helped me to reflect on our society and helped me to put my thoughts together to write this essay. If one thinks about it for a second this phrase warns us how we are not going to be safe,…

Should Congress support universal background checks on gun purchases? Over the past decade gun violence and gun abuse has increased very effectively has become more of a problem today. The 2nd Amendment says we have the right to bear arms but doesnt say anything about background checks. No one ever explained how background checks work for certain things such as jobs and buying stuff. There has been many events that happened recent and many happened a month after each other. There would be less…

As a citizen of the United States of America, each person is entitled to one’s Constitutional Rights. In our Bill of Rights, one can see very important rights that pertain to our criminal justice system making sure that the people of the United States are treated fairly. The eighth amendment is most important when it comes to corrections. Amendment Eight of the Bill of Rights prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment. In our…