The title says it :D ... (please explain in detail)
2007-09-17 09:58:08 · 8 answers · asked by Desperate4Answers 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
That first one is pretty big- free speech, free religion, free peaceful assembly, free press. It's a tough one to top, but I find them all equally important. The Second Amendment, for example, is intended to give us the ability to overthrow the Government if it gets out of hand- sort of a "Break Glass in case of Emergency" clause.
2007-09-17 10:04:01 · answer #1 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, if one really understands how to read them, and interprets your question a certain way, none of them are important.
The Amendments themselves do not create any rights whatsoever. All they do is recognize that the rights exist. If you read them carefully with that in mind, it becomes quite obvious that the syntax was chosen by people who believed that this was true.
Since most people do not realize that this is true, I would interpret your question as asking which one would be the most important to include in the written Bill of Rights. Since they all exist with or without being put in writing, the answer is, as I said, none of them.
Government can't create these rights, nor can it create any rights. All it can do is either observe them, or not.
2007-09-17 17:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-09-17 17:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by jedi1josh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, it's a tie between the Ninth and Tenth. Those two at the end which NEVER get mentioned, and the GOV hopes never will.
Of those which get a mention, I like the First and Second. The Fourth is no longer relevant (sadly).
2007-09-17 17:04:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there's one more important than the other. It's like trying to determine your level of freedom. You're free or you're not, there's nothing in the middle.
If one of your rights granted by the Constitution is taken away, you're no longer free.
2007-09-17 17:06:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 2nd Amendment
Implaced in part so that "The People" could stand up against a tyrannical government. ......
2007-09-17 17:15:46 · answer #6 · answered by Linderfan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.
2007-09-17 17:08:15 · answer #7 · answered by flparalegal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-17 22:18:46 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋