The First Amendment reads: 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. The First Amendment makes it legal to burn the American Flag. Lastly, flag burning should not be illegal because, if it were to be, Americans would have their right taken away. As Supreme Court Justice William Brennan stated, in a flag burning case, "Punishing desecration of the flag dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so
Senator Gravel protested this subpoena arguing that requiring the aide to testify would be a violation of the Speech and Debate clause. The Law Article 1, Section 6 of the United States Constitution. Specifically the Speech and Debate Clause. Legal Questions 1. Under the Speech and Debate Clause, are members of Congress exempt from questioning in the investigation of the commission of a crime?
The first amendment in the Constitution of the United States encompasses many immutable rights of its people such as freedom of speech, assembly, press, and lastly, religion. In Engel v. Vitale for example, the Supreme court’s court unanimous decision is rooted in the establishment clause of the first amendment which reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of a religion.” In this pivotal case, aroused the anger of many parents who did not approve of prayer being recited by New York school children. Although it is not unconstitutional to pray in public schools, the Constitution does however forbid the encouragement of recitation in public schools. Therefore in an opinion delivered by Justice Hugo Black, the court reached a decision that encouragement
The Supreme Court ended up ruling that Phelps and his protesters were cleared and covered by the first amendment right (“Snyder vs. Phelps”). The Supreme Court’s decision was wrong because they should not be protected by the first amendment, the time, place and manner of their protest was inappropriate, Fred Phelps and Westboro violates Kant’s reversibility criterion. The first reason why Supreme Court was wrong is because Fred Phelps broke the first amendment. According to dictionary.com, the first amendment to the U.S. constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from interfering with freedom of religion, speech, assembly, or petition. However United States Supreme Court has recognized that the right to speak is not equal at all times and in all
The 14th Amendment 1868 due process clause this dictates that neither state or Government could get in the way of personal rights this is an extremely effective away to protect the civil liberties of its citizens . This is an extremely effective way at protecting the civil liberties as it is enforced by the Supreme Court there are many cases such as the New York Times vs. United States the Nixon administration sought an injunction against both the New York times and the Washington Post, in order to stop the publication if content
Perspectives on Torture and the War on Terrorism Perspectives on Torture and the War on Terrorism Yoo defined torture as an act committed upon a person with specific intensions to cause him/her severe mental or physical pain or suffering by another person acting under the color of law, and has his custody or physical control. This pain must not be as a result of lawful sanctions. This type of definition that Yoo uses is “threatening” and is unlawful. President Obama however, would oppose the use of torture. On the other hand, Luban, would say Yoo ignores the law models and war models if they deny terrorist suspects protection as required.
Flag Desecration Amendment The First Amendment of The United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. Freedom of expression consists of the rights to freedom of speech, press, assembly, and the implied rights of association and belief. The right to freedom of expression allows individuals to express themselves without interference or constraint by the government. The Flag Desecration Amendment is a proposed constitutional amendment to the United States Constitution that would allow the United States Congress to statutorily prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. The concept of flag desecration continues to provoke a heated debate over protecting a national symbol, protecting free speech, and protecting the liberty represented by a national symbol.
Torture is illegal and un-American. To spread freedom and democracy abroad, the U.S. must show the world it can do so while holding firm to our belief in the basic human right not to be tortured. Sincerely, Rissan Al-Hechami 6326 Steadman, Dearborn MI., 48126 Works Cited Longley, Robert. "How to Write Letters to Congress." U.S. Government Info - Resources.
The State will not allow him to. Why? The state believes in the words of the Bible and the Bible says no to gay marriage. The U.S. Bill of Rights, which is part of the U.S. Constitution which is what the States and Country are supposed to base legislature and justified thoughts on, gives ALL citizens freedom and “freedom from religion” in the first amendment. The State should not be allowed to restrict someone of their rights based on a certain religion.
According to O’Connor (2009) “The USA Patriot Act, for example, violates the First Amendment’s free speech guarantees by barring those who have been subject to search orders from telling anyone about those orders, even in situations where no need for secrecy can be proven. It also authorizes the FBI to investigate citizens who choose to exercise their freedom of speech with no need to prove that any parts of their speech might be labeled illegal”. I think if someone says something that would cause the FBI to investigate it than there must be something behind it. I don’t think the FBI would intentionally waste their own time investigating an