Monday, January 31, 2005

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.

One-third of American high schoolers think the First Amendment goes "too far" and only one-half think newspapers should be allowed to publish without governmental approval, according to an AP news article. Three-quarters believe it's illegal to burn the flag. (CNN)

Ye gods. And we all already knew they didn't think too highly of the copyright provisions in the actual Constitution either.

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