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The Importance Of The First Amendment

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A very popular constitutional issue in America is the First Amendment. The First Amendment is meant to protect, but in today’s society it is being questioned that the argument is being overly used. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference (Esmaili). Freedom of religion created the separation of church and state. It prohibits the government from interfering with a person's practice of their religion. The right to freedom of speech allows individuals to express themselves without government interference or regulation. The right of freedom of expression gives the right to assemble and gather for peaceful and lawful purposes. It was adopted into the Bill of Rights in 1791. The Court later interpreted the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as protecting the rights in the First Amendment from interference by state governments. Putting this is layman’s term, you can pretty much say what you want without being penalized. After taking my daughter to visit the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, I knew that this was the topic of choice. During this visit, they allowed the parents to ask open questions about the school and voice their concerns. The main subject of the questions was all about August 2017. August 11-12, 2017 the University of Virginia and the town of Charlottesville was visited by a group of protestors at the Unite the Right Rally which

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