The First Amendment Essay -- essays research papers

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the spare exercise thereof or abridging the granting immunity of speech, or of the press or the right of the people to assemble peacefully, and to petition the Government for e redress of grievances.     The first and inargueably the most significant of the amendments to our Constitution is the First Amendment. The amendment that open up our freedoms as citizens of our new confederation. The First Amendment insured, among other things, freedom of speech and of the press. Since the establishment of these rights, they have often been in question. People have debated over, "What is too much freedom?", and "When is this freedom not enough?" I believe that these rights were established to protect the people, and as a society, we must try to determine whether they are.     One of the major organizations that exercises free speech is the press. The p ress has coined the phrase, "It is the peoples First Amendment right to know." This first example best relates to a situation we have now that of national crisis. The press has the right to cut information to the public, but they must use judgment in what they release. Certain news that they might release could put people in danger, therefore fetching away the right of all people to be safe. For many years, the idea of the press telling too much has been made fun of. In popu...