First Amendment

The first amendment is very important to me. I think that’s what makes the United States unique. Freedom of speech or expression is important because it means you are not limited to words. One can also express their feelings through music, art, or anything that can help us without hurting others. If this wasn’t around we wouldn’t be able to wear shirts that express what we feel. Like the Obama shirts or any that had a message. Freedom of religion is a big deal here in the U.S because we have to choice to choose our religion. We have the option to learn about different religions and see which ones fit our beliefs. It’s also a good way to have diversity of religions in our country. Without freedom of press journalism wouldn’t be the same. This lets the newspaper and journalist be more open. I think without this it wouldn’t be the same and we wouldn’t have anything to debate about. With freedom of assembly one has the opportunity to meet as a group. With this one can have clubs, sororities and other organization groups. If this didn’t exist then the Black Panther Party wouldn’t have either. This means the breakfast programs for the youth, health clinics and liberation schools that helped improve the community wouldn’t have happened. Also Freedom of petition is important because it’s a way of voting. If a group of people feel something should be changed they have the right to sign a petition and if accepted by a judge, it will be changed. This is important because this means we can change something if we feel it’s not right.