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Importance Of The Last Amendment

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You have the freedom and rights to do many things in our country, this is because of the amendments. Amendment 1 is obviously the first amendment made, James Madison wrote the first 10 amendments in 1789 (Head,3), the 10 amendments were eventually “ratified on December 15th, 1791, and formed what is the “bill of right”” (Bill of rights). There is a total of twenty-seven amendments, the last Amendment was ratified on May 7, 1992(Jacob Burns Law Library). There haven't been any amendments ever since, nor any thoughts of a new amendment. Amendment one is a very important amendment. It gives you the freedom of speech, religion, and the right to protest against the government.
“Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right. It reinforces all other human rights, allowing society to develop and progress.”(Timms). The freedom of speech is “ the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint”(Dictionary). One thing included in this is “ the right not to speak” (U.S.Courts), “specifically the right to not salute the flag”(U.S.Courts). This makes sense only if it's not that person's flag(If the persons not from America). However, if they are from America then it is taken as disrespectful, but they still have the right to do so. As an example people who are for the Confederate flag. “they think of the flag as a symbol of the joys and values of being Southern”, “ symbol of southern pride”(Pressburg). There is also the right “to engage in symbolic speech”(U.S.Courts)or

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