For example, people who oppose the war are told that they hate America, or that they're helping the terrorists win, or that they love Islam, in an attempt to stifle the free speech that they supposedly love so much. Surely criticising your government is the most pro-American thing to do, considering that it's a First Amendment right?
Obviously, I'm mostly referring to right-wing Americans, not all of them.
2006-09-26 22:31:03 · 11 answers · asked by raisingtheblinds 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
An interesting answer, Proud2B, but it makes some strange assumptions:
1. The preamble is highly vague, but your answer seems to suggest that it gives justification for war. Also, it has no true legal function. If they had wanted it to have a legal function, they would have given it one. Therefore, I can only conclude that the First Amendment is more important than the preamble, which only acts as a framing for the main document.
2. A person using their First Amendment rights will lead to erosion of the preamble, which will in turn lead to the erosion of the First Amendment. Do you really believe this to be true?
3. Your answer assumes that the only way to protect the preamble is to not use your First Amendment right. Have you considered that using your First Amendment right may in fact strengthen the preamble by establishing justice, promoting the general welfare and securing the blessings of liberty to ourselves?
2006-09-28 05:48:33 · update #1
Yes, it's wrong and unamerican to harass people for being in opposition to this unjust war. We should have impeached our President after no WMD's were found. We should have impeached him after we realized that he wasn't going to defend America and go after Osama as he promised. We should have impeached him for abandoning Americans after Katrina. We have also failed ourselves...
2006-09-27 01:21:26 · answer #1 · answered by The Idealist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I'm sorry but critisizing your government is not the most pro American thing you can do.
The most pro American thing you can do is put aside your personal political beliefs, even if it means going against what you believe in, to unite behind your President, the military and your government as a whole in a time of war or crisis.
Even before the First Amendment comes the Preamble of the Constitution....
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
If you don't preserve the Preamble than the day will come when the First Amendment may be no more than a nice memory and then what do you have?
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2006-09-27 05:42:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because that's what the administration told them to say and they repeat it like the sheep that they are. America a democracy??? it hasn't been for a long time...the government/corporations have done such a good job controlling the media and stupefying the population that it seems that most people don't realise this.
2006-09-27 05:43:37 · answer #3 · answered by apollo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with your post and feel that dissenters are necessary in a democracy, even in times of war. Why not question the leadership of this country? Should Americans just blindly accept everything their government tells them? Personally, I'm not that trusting.
sanrun
2006-09-27 06:53:30 · answer #4 · answered by sanrun 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The situation is so bad that the Democrats were too scared of being called un-American to state the obvious truth and oppose the Iraq War.
McCarthyism could only have happened in the US
2006-09-27 06:32:36 · answer #5 · answered by James T 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
America demonstrates how good is democracy in such manner that people are free to say what they want up to extent of saying that America is a bad country.
2006-09-27 05:49:11 · answer #6 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It most certainly is.
Edit: Look at the answer above me. Perfect example.
Bushvotes are so stupid!!
2006-09-27 05:37:48 · answer #7 · answered by RELIGION 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Americans are he most arrogant people on earth
2006-09-27 05:37:55 · answer #8 · answered by Pauline 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Bush is the only one in the world doing any good at all.
You are so unamerican.
I am 100% AMERICAN and proud of it!!
2006-09-27 05:36:26 · answer #9 · answered by HildaTheCoolChick 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Don't do what I does, do what I tells you!
2006-09-27 07:24:43 · answer #10 · answered by Morgy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋