why do the 1st and 14th amendments collide so often?

Question

please provide accurate sources

Answer 1

Who told you that? I can't think of any situation where they would be in conflict. Pleas read both again and rephrase the question so we have some idea of what the heck you are talking about.

Did by any chance a teacher asked you the question? Was this teacher educated in the public schools? That might help us understand the source.

Answer 2

Well, to start with, only the first ten amendments are the ones that really count for the citizens of this country. They are called the Bill of Rights. Those are for all Citizens. The 14th. Amendment is not, I repeat, not a Constitutional Amendment for the country as a whole, the 48 States, as it fails the test of Art. 5 of the U.S. Constitution. In fact all Amendments after the tenth not valid in the 50 States period.

The Amendments from 11 on were created under Art. 1, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution and they get their authority from Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17, meaning that the authority is only covered in Washington D.C. and the territorial possessions of the United States.

People fail to understand and that is what is wrong with this country today. Students are not taught the Constitution today and because of that they are uneducated about what their rights really are.

Answer 3

The 14th Amendment means -

The laws of a state must treat an individual in the same manner as others in similar conditions and circumstances. A violation would occur, for example, if a state prohibited an individual from entering into an employment contract because he or she was a member of a particular race. The equal protection clause is not intended to provide "equality" among individuals or classes but only "equal application" of the laws. The result, therefore, of a law is not relevant so long as there is no discrimination in its application. By denying states the ability to discriminate, the equal protection clause of the Constitution is crucial to the protection of civil rights.

The 1st Amendment means -

protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. See U.S. Const. amend. I. Freedom of expression consists of the rights to freedom of speech, press, assembly and to petition the government for a redress of grievances, and the implied rights of association and belief. The Supreme Court interprets the extent of the protection afforded to these rights. The First Amendment has been interpreted by the Court as applying to the entire federal government even though it is only expressly applicable to Congress.

Anyway the Court has interpreted, the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as protecting the rights in the First Amendment from interference by state governments .

As to why they collide , well it's obvious .

Answer 4

I've never seen a collision between them. And I look at those 2 amendments -- and how they've worked in real life -- quite a lot.