First Amendment
Introduction
Do people ever wonder how this country came about or how it was established, or what people went through to get the country to where it is today? Most people think, “I can say what I want, all day long, if I want”. Nevertheless, those people are extremely wrong! People tend to go too far. It is assumed that everyone has freedom of speech, until that freedom is violated by someone else. This paper will address the freedom of speech as it is addressed in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Background
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution 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, 2008). The original 45 words of the First Amendment have not changed. With this in mind, the......
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