How many people actually know what the First Amendment says?

Question

The press and news media and others always site the First Amendment to stalk people, call them names and make up any lie they want to as their right when actually verbal abuse and stalking is against the law. It is made up of 45 words and none which cover the above happenings. Freedom of speech was not meant to allow hateful rantings about others period. Please look up what it says if you haven't for awhile.

Answer 1

Amendments

Amendment I [Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition (1791)]

"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."

Amendment II [Right to Bear Arms (1791)]

Amendment III [Quartering of Troops (1791)]

Amendment IV [Search and Seizure (1791)]

Amendment V [Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process (1791)]

Amendment VI [Criminal Prosecutions - Jury Trial, Right to Confront and to Counsel (1791)]

Amendment VII [Common Law Suits - Jury Trial (1791)]

Amendment VIII [Excess Bail or Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment (1791)]

Amendment IX [Non-Enumerated Rights (1791)]

Amendment X [Rights Reserved to States (1791)]

Amendment XI [Suits Against a State (1795)]

Amendment XII [Election of President and Vice-President (1804)]

Amendment XIII [Abolition of Slavery (1865)]

Amendment XIV [Privileges and Immunities, Due Process, Equal Protection, Apportionment of Representatives, Civil War Disqualification and Debt (1868)]

Amendment XV [Rights Not to Be Denied on Account of Race (1870)]

Amendment XVI [Income Tax (1913)]

Amendment XVII [Election of Senators (1913)

Amendment XVIII [Prohibition (1919)]

Amendment XIX [Women's Right to Vote (1920)

Amendment XX [Presidential Term and Succession (1933)]

Amendment XXI [Repeal of Prohibition (1933)]

Amendment XXII [Two Term Limit on President (1951)]

Amendment XXIII [Presidential Vote in D.C. (1961)]

Amendment XXIV [Poll Tax (1964)]

Amendment XXV [Presidential Succession (1967)]

Amendment XXVI [Right to Vote at Age 18 (1971)]

Amendment XXVII [Compensation of Members of Congress (1992)]

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

Freedom of Press

Answer 4

Nice. To add to this, where is the seperation of church and state? The 1st Amendment states that the government shall not establish a national religion. But Christian haters pervert this. It is amazing how many feel they are entitled to various rights.

Answer 5

i'm a conservative. I actual don't have any problem what so ever with liberals or in the different case not agreeing with me. you're loose to precise your self, in basic terms as i'm loose to precise myself. What I do have a difficulty with is absolutely everyone, on both fringe of dialogue, that hotel to call calling & threats adversarial to us for our beliefs. Radical liberals that do not choose our voices to be heard, for what ever reason ,are making tries each and each of the time to close down our assembly places, rallies, and speeches. that's an attempt to get rid of our first modification excellent. in case you want to have an sensible debate over the topics, devoid of resorting to the moves of a 4 365 days old toddler, and also you ought to carry actual evidence to the table to lower back up your declare then you definitely are welcome to go back to that table in my eyes. i'll comprise my evidence and that's in basic terms not speaking factors from Glenn Beck or Rush Limbaugh. you may say you do not trust me. yet on each and each part i do not have self assurance resorting to, as you're saying," ridicule or mock what you're saying" is being sensible. you've the right to do it, as per the first modification. yet extremely, what credibility do you've in case you won't be able to make your aspect devoid of calling me a racist fool?

Answer 6

You are right people squak about it, but they don't really understand.