The First Amendment of the United States Constitution says - 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.
But what does it really mean? Past all the law jargon, how does it effect me?
The First Amendment protects allows us the right to choose whatever religion we like and protects our rights to freedom of expression;
-speech - allows us to express ourselves without interference or constraint by the government.
-PRESS - very similar to the right to the freedom to speech, it allows people to express themselves through publication
-assembly - the right for people to assemble. Thinking back on it, I think UNH restricted this law last year when they sent out a campus wide email saying that we weren't allowed to leave our rooms and 'congregate' in the downtown area after the superbowl.
-"to petition of the government for a redress of grievances, and the implied rights of association and belief.")
Pretty important stuff for a Journalist to know, if I do say so myself.
No comments:
Post a Comment