[Jim Robinson]

You don't need to make new laws, just repeal some unconstitutional laws and overturn some bad court decisions. We need to reinstate the first amendment in all its majestic glory as America's guiding light to freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion. Americans will take care of the rest.

[Howlin]

Well, as long as it's not about a specific religion, I suppose I can live with it; I'm a Presbyterian and we've been kicked out of so many countries I get jitzy when the government gets involved.

I see he has it coupled with American History; first of all, I could REALLY get behind mandated American history classes for everybody (even some re-educating for citizens to be named at a later date).

But I can already hear the moaning and groaning because I'm sure there weren't any Muslims in America back then and the next thing you know, we'll be buying new textbooks with a updated version of the discovery of America, replete with Christopher Columbus giving them their own room, facing toward Mecca, so they could pray on the trip over.

[backtothestreets]

I agree with you 100% Jim! We've discussed this so you know my thoughts on this. Government once had the right to legislate religion, speech, press and assembly, but it was state governments as the First Amendment only restricted the federal government (Congress) from making such laws.

The First Amendment must be restored as written if the nation is to regain morals. During our lifetimes, we seen states prohibited from tackling flag burning as a form of protest, obscenity laced speech, pornography, prayer in public school, non-citizens protesting against our nation on our streets, and a slew of other social issues the states could once legislate.