This was originally in the About section of this website. I've moved it here now that the focus is more on an-cap rather than Constitutional stuff.
Original Text | Summary | Examples Of Violation |
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. | The First Amendment: Freedom of religion, speech, press, peacefully assemble, and petition. | Whistle blowers, like Private Manning and Edward Snowden, are persecuted by the U.S. Government for exercising their freedom of speech. | Permits to protest are completely unconstitutional. The right to protest without a permit is in the first amendment. |