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  • Essay / The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States...

    The Constitution of the United States is the official document of the United States of America. The framers of the Constitution crafted this document in order to establish order and ensure that its writings were diametrically opposed to what they experienced under British rule. This Constitution was to guarantee freedom and protect the rights of the people. While protecting the rights of the people, the Constitution was found sufficient for the people. Because the Framers wanted more freedoms for the people, civil liberties were established and the Bill of Rights was adopted into the Constitution. If we look at the order of the Bill of Rights as we do the articles of the Constitution, then we might assume that the First Amendment would be considered the most important. The First Amendment says this: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or restrict freedom of expression or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Congress notably decided to mention the act of religion in the First Amendment. This was obviously of great importance to the authors. The language of this amendment was very clear and demonstrative. It is obvious that the United States did not want to be associated with any particular religion; nor did they want to prohibit anyone from practicing the religion of their choice. It is commonly perceived that this establishment clause of the First Amendment was intended for the American government not to favor one religion over another. In doing so, it was also assumed that there would be no particular favoritism towards any group of people on the basis of religion... middle of paper ...... if such activities were evident, this proved that the Rejection of RSO status has in no way prevented the organization from being an active and effective organization (Northwest). Such a case should serve as an example to organizations abroad. The underlying fact is that rejection does not amount to unconstitutionality. As long as people enjoy the rights that are set forth, not only in the First Amendment, but also supported by the Fourteenth Amendment, in the Bill of Rights. Because there will certainly be issues regarding the First Amendment, particularly regarding speech and religion, cases like these will never be enough to resolve civil liberty issues. What the government must do as it did in this case is ensure that decisions are consistent with the constitution and rule in accordance with what is constitutionally sound and emotionally inappropriate..