1st Amendment – freedom of speech, religion,
press, assembly, and petition
The First Amendment states out five basic rights and
freedoms. These include the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of
press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of petition. This amendment protects
some of the most basic freedoms we possess as citizens of the United States.
This amendment was created in order to state some of the
basic, yet most important rights and freedoms that we have. Today, it gives us the opportunities to
express our minds, thoughts, and feelings on any possible subject. Anyone can
believe whatever they want, think whatever they want, and say whatever they
want. These aren’t all guaranteed in their entirety however. They each can only
be exercised with respect to the rights of everyone else.
One current issue where this is being put to use is with the
Colin Kaepernick situation. He is choosing to sit during the national anthem
every time it is played to bring attention to oppression in this country.
According to his first amendment rights, he has the freedom to do this. He has
the freedom to speak his mind and to make his own decisions.
2nd Amendment – right to bear arms
The second amendment says that each state has the right to
maintain an armed force for its own protection. It also gives individuals the
right to own guns for home protection, hunting, just to own them for fun.
Mainly, it just states that Americans have the right to bear arms.
This amendment was created by the government in order to
ensure the self-protection of the people of the states, and to keep them safe
at all times. Today, the National Guard is the militia that each state provides
to the people. Even though this right is ours as citizens, the government and
the states regulate the use of firearms, as well as our private possession of
them.
One example where this amendment comes into play is that
many politicians think that gun control needs to be much stricter and that we
have too much power with firearms. However, many citizens don’t agree with
this, because our second amendment rights say that we, as citizens, have the
right to bear arms for the reasons that we choose.
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