An explaination of the 1st admendment and why it is so important.

Public demonstrators lock arms, hold up signs, and chant. They are protesting any number of issues that seem to plague our nation. They cry out that our government is corrupt, that we should do away with it. In many other countries, government officials would have arrested and thrown these mere protesters in jail. Yet, it the land of the free, and home of the brave, they are allowed to continue so long as they are …

…There are just certain freedoms and rights I think the government should protect. The government does need to be kept in balanced and does not need absolute power because absolute power corrupts absolutely. In a balanced country, everyone should have the right to present a counter opinion, it helps challenged others to grow and to think outside their own little world. In the United States, that bill of rights keeps the balance protected and guaranteed.