Monday, January 5, 2015

Maybe someone should read the "Bill of rights" to the "protesters" especially "Freedom of assembly" where it specificately says PEACEABLY !!!

Text of Amendment:

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.
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION WITH UNITED STATES FLAG IN BACKGROUND - Jeff Hunter/The Image Bank/Getty Images
Jeff Hunter/The Image Bank/Getty Image
 
Origins of the First Amendment                    
The founding father most concerned--some might say obsessed--with free speech and free religious exercise was Thomas Jefferson, who had already implemented several similar protections in the constitution of his home state of Virginia. It was Jefferson who ultimately persuaded James Madison to propose the Bill of Rights, and the First Amendment was Jefferson's top priority.
 
Freedom of Assembly 

The "right of the people to peaceably assemble" was frequently violated by the British in the years leading up to the American Revolution, as efforts were made to ensure that radical colonists would not be able to foment a revolutionary movement. The Bill of Rights, written as it was by revolutionaries, was intended to prevent the government from restricting future social movements

. Immigration Rally (5/1/06) - Photo: Copyright (c) 2006 Steve White.  Licensed under Creative Commons.
Photo: Copyright (c) 2006 Steve White. Licensed under Creative Commons.
                    
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