Before the Bill of Rights, the Constitution focused on government, and the government system. ... Four months later the delegates emerged with the Constitution of the United States of America. ... The founding fathers did not provide a Bill of Rights to the Constitution because it just was not the topic of discussion at the Constitution Convention. ... Take for example a student's right to read whatever book they choose in English class, or his or her right to state their opinion about a certain issue in history class. ... (The Constitution that Delicate Balance page 14 ). ...

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The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution. ... The Federalists wanted the Constitution. ... The Constitution was made on September 17, 1787. ... The finite history of the first amendment proves its significance and role in America. ... The first amendment was created by James Madison in 1781, he didn't want to repeat history like with Great Britain. ...

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First Amendment of the Constitution The infamous statement "separation of church and state" are no where to be found in the First Amendment. Neither does it appear in the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, nor any other official historical United States document. ... It was the first time in eighty year history that not a single graduation prayer was said. ... History class in America to understand how items like the 10 commandments led to many of our laws. ... I can sit in a History class and talk about the rise and fall of Hitler and the Klu Klux Klan but if ...

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Countless lives have been sacrificed to up hold our constitution and declaration of independence. ... It is a gravely unfortunate and sad state of affairs when U.S. citizens are trying to desperately change the way that they live and choose to bear false witness about the founding Christian roots of American democracy by attacking those who know and believe in American culture and history. ... These asinine social liberals continue to dwell on the first amendment of our constitution, which states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exer...

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Freedom of Speech, Press and Expression "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-(Amendment I of the constitution). In 1791 when this amendment of the constitution was ratified, it changed this country's history forever. ... The first amendment is not only one of the most important amendments in the Constitution, but also one that too many Americans exaggerate and take for granted today. ... (Hentoff, 39) This proves that though "nigger" used in the wrong context ...

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The finite history of the first amendment proves its significance and role in America. ... The first amendment was created by James Madison in 1781, he didn't want to repeat history like with Great Britain. ... The language of the First Amendment was inspired by similar free speech protections written into various state constitutions. The Constitution was made on September 17, 1787. ... The Constitution has been amended 27 times since its ratification. ...

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Not according to America's constitution. ... Lastly, the most important reason why censorship should not be practiced is because it's against the constitution; and the constitution has been the backbone that has made America strong. The first Amendment of the Constitution reads: Congress shall not make no law representing 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,...

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In 1920 women fought for their right to be women, to have their sexuality recognized, and were granted the right to vote nationwide in the nineteenth amendment to the US Constitution. ... In the US Constitution it clearly states in the first amendment, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech." ... Constitution. ... Such regulations as censorship have hurt women's progress to equality throughout history. ... Pornography is not a crime and all the intangible evils accused of it, but in...

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Most importantly, censorship of the Internet impairs the expression of ideas and infringes against the First Amendment of the Constitution. ... Recently, while doing a presentation, for a history class, concerning the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), the KKK home page was accessed. ... The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America guarantees the right to express oneself, essentially the freedom of speech. ... Foul language, pornography, and hate groups may exist on the Internet, and yes, children may be exposed to this, but the government forbidding the viewing of this informa...

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Throughout history, figures that don't have the power to censor resort to other tactics to intimidate those whom they have influence over. ... The reasons for protesting censorship are wide and abundant but the most substantial reason is that our constitution specifically forbids it. ... Seeing the fact that our own constitution forbids censorship, you would figure that the people would be able to speak freely as they wished. ... And as time and history have and will repeatedly tell, does not work. ...

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The First Amendment to the constitution guarantees the right to free speech. ... Free speech has its roots in our U.S. constitution; however, essential free speech is it has been repeatedly challenged, ever changing the legislation regulating free speech. ... Since the early history of our country, the protection of basic freedoms has been of the utmost importance to Americans. ... "That is why it is important to understand the history and philosophy of the First Amendment. In the end, as Learned Hand said, "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution o...

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They seem to rationalize that the framers of the constitution planned & plotted at great length to make certain that above all else, the profiteering pornographer, the pervert and the pedophile must be free to practice their pursuits in the presence of children on a taxpayer created and subsidized computer network.3 People like this are the ones in the wrong. ... It's called protecting those among us who are children from the vagrancies of adults.8 The constitution of the United States has set regulations to determine what is categorized as obscenity and what is no...

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Under the Patriot Act, if a government agency wants to conduct an online investigation on a citizen without probable cause, they deliver "national security letters (NSLs) " to internet service providers (ISPs) and retrieve communication history of the individual. ... This means that without a warrant, anyone's credit history, telephone records, or internet activity can be accessed. ... The Bill of Rights was created to protect citizens from an excessive use of government control; the Patriot Act is a distinct example of how government legislation is overstepping the constitution. ... "Nat...

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The "separation between church and state" has been an ongoing debate for a long time in American history. ... The constitution created this law to allow individuals as well as religious groups to be able to practice their faith, however they want with complete freedom without the interference from government as well as other groups. ...

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(Kussrow) Prior to that ruling there were massive amounts of protest, but the Supreme Court held fast to its decision that government sponsored religious activity was in violation of the Constitution. ... Although faculty may not participate or solicit religious material, they are permitted to teach children about religious history, comparative religion, and the "Bible Pg. 4 HJFL as-literature" so long as students are being taught about religion instead of being taught religion.... Supreme Court has repeatedly said, "It might well be said one's education is not complete witho...

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Even the people who barely passed history class have probably heard this statement and believe they understand this part of the constitution and what it is trying to protect. ... In more recent history, the lack of protection that is given to "fighting words" has been used to argue cases of hate speech. ...

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" Three issues are emerging from this unconstitutional abuse of power: an abuse in American's privacy, an inequality on how check and balances are distributed, how the rule of law is broken meaning that the Constitution is not being followed either, and how the abuse of power by a President can ruin years of progress in a country's democracy. ... They are doing surveillance types surprisingly unprecedented in human's history. ...

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