The First amendment in Three real life situations
1. A case in which the government has become suppressive
It may have not really happened in the U.S, but it has in plenty of other places around the world. Suppose our government suddenly became unfair/tyrannous and began to enforce laws that prevented us from doing a plethora of things such as choosing what we wore outside to controlling where we went in our free time. Without the first amendment we would be stuck, powerless under a strict rule. If we did not have freedom of speech, on word against the rule would land any person in jail. The option to revolt would not even exist, which could result in a long arduous lifestyle for the people.
2. A situation where the press enters a form of lock down
Imagine going into a book store and finding that all of your "want list" books have been banned, and that new books spilling with censorship replaces them. This situation has happened before, for example with the Soviet Union's rule under Stalin, and even though it is rare now it does still occur. The first amendment gives us the right to freedom of press, this right is vital, it opens so many doors of education and self awareness the ability to be able to read and write whatever is desired.what needs to be hard and taught is extremal important. We need to know not only as citizens, but also as people, what really is going on around the world and how/what our government is actually doing. To have that kind of information that is written through books or news hidden is disastrous and can help authority keep us on a leach of a sort, unaware and simply ignorant to outer affairs.
3. Religious Persecution
After the tragedy of 9-11 there has been quite the controversy sparking as to whether or not there has been actual religious persecution in the U.S pertaining specifically to Muslim Americans. The suspected persecution is or course, not actual religious persecution but once again that is thanks to the Declarations first amendment. Muslim Americans may be, in reality, always suspicious to some people, or looked down upon even by people who have been so affected by the tragedy However, if the first amendment did not exist actual persecution could occur in which tons of American citizens that are Muslim would be denied the right to practice their religion, forced to be converted, or maybe even kicked out of the country. Without the first amendment all this can happen off of unnecessary suspicion or just unfair opinion.
It may have not really happened in the U.S, but it has in plenty of other places around the world. Suppose our government suddenly became unfair/tyrannous and began to enforce laws that prevented us from doing a plethora of things such as choosing what we wore outside to controlling where we went in our free time. Without the first amendment we would be stuck, powerless under a strict rule. If we did not have freedom of speech, on word against the rule would land any person in jail. The option to revolt would not even exist, which could result in a long arduous lifestyle for the people.
2. A situation where the press enters a form of lock down
Imagine going into a book store and finding that all of your "want list" books have been banned, and that new books spilling with censorship replaces them. This situation has happened before, for example with the Soviet Union's rule under Stalin, and even though it is rare now it does still occur. The first amendment gives us the right to freedom of press, this right is vital, it opens so many doors of education and self awareness the ability to be able to read and write whatever is desired.what needs to be hard and taught is extremal important. We need to know not only as citizens, but also as people, what really is going on around the world and how/what our government is actually doing. To have that kind of information that is written through books or news hidden is disastrous and can help authority keep us on a leach of a sort, unaware and simply ignorant to outer affairs.
3. Religious Persecution
After the tragedy of 9-11 there has been quite the controversy sparking as to whether or not there has been actual religious persecution in the U.S pertaining specifically to Muslim Americans. The suspected persecution is or course, not actual religious persecution but once again that is thanks to the Declarations first amendment. Muslim Americans may be, in reality, always suspicious to some people, or looked down upon even by people who have been so affected by the tragedy However, if the first amendment did not exist actual persecution could occur in which tons of American citizens that are Muslim would be denied the right to practice their religion, forced to be converted, or maybe even kicked out of the country. Without the first amendment all this can happen off of unnecessary suspicion or just unfair opinion.