" 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."
People express themselves in so many different ways in this country. There are many different views and reasoning behind them. The beauty of it all is that we're allowed to express these feelings (pretty much) freely in comparison to other countries around the world. To me, the 1st Amendment is THE most important freedom we have (for now). Humans need to express themselves in order to thrive. If not, our suppressed feelings will build up until they can no longer be held inside. We can see this happening in our SCHOOLS.
There is currently a huge push by the powers-that-be to CENSOR US THROUGH OUR FASHION. GEORGIA, TEXAS, LOUISIANA, and MARYLAND (to name a few) are trying to ban the "poopy-bill." For those who know not of what I speak, this is baggy pants. ALEX BENNETT, a radio talk show host said it best when he said "the only thing more stupid than wearing your pants that low is the government passing a LAW that you can't." This may seem trivial to most, but the significance is that it sets a new standard for us to tolerate.
Another example of authority suppressing our free expression are the cases of KYLA EBBERT and JOE WINIECKI. Both were harrassed because of their dress by Southwest Airlines. Joe for wearing a "Master Baiter" t-shirt, and Kyla for apparently being too sexy.
On a more serious note, FREE SPEECH ZONES and THE ARREST of people wearing anti-Bush t-shirts at rallies is a DIRECT attack on our most beloved right.
I truly don't understand how Americans, who claim this is a country of laws, ignore the PROOF of the destruction of our Constitution, BUT buy the BULLSHIT sold by this administration. Time and time again we go along with what the president SAYS, based on nothing more than his word. Once he gets his way, it's PROVEN to be based on lies and yet we still seem to be OK with it. To that, I say this: in the words of our SHEEP-HERDER (GWB),
"THERE'S AN OLD SAYING IN TENNESSEE - I KNOW IT'S IN TEXAS, PROBABLY IN TENNESSEE - THAT SAYS FOOL ME ONCE, SHAME ON - SHAME ON YOU. FOOL ME - YOU CAN'T GET FOOLED AGAIN."
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