Purpose Of James Madison's First Ten Amendments

More than 2 centuries ago, James Madison wrote the first 10 amendments after receiving many complaints from various states for improved constitutional protection. There are now 27 amendments, with the latest addition completed and approved in 1992, and the original 10 in 1789. Over the years these amendments have been twisted. Many people have abused the unidentified specifics, or stretched the meaning of the amendments to favor them in court. This has happened most often to the first, second, fifth and seventh amendment. The amendments were written as a basis for protection, and have been contorted into a blanket to shield foul behaviors and acts.
The first amendment guarantees the rights of free expression and action. This include freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech. The original purpose of this was to allow people the freedom to speak out against the government
In other words, if someone has been found innocent in the court of law, then they cannot again be tried for that same crime. For example, if a man was accused of armed robbery, and he was found not guilty, but they later found evidence that would prove he is guilty, he can no longer be prosecuted. This is to ensure peace of mind after proven innocent. If this amendment wasn’t put in place, anyone ever brought to court for any reason would never have peace of mind. He or she could potentially continuously worry about being tried again, even if they are truly innocent. If someone is being accused of murder, and they are found innocent, but later new evidence has arisen, they should be allowed to order a second trial. If a person’s life has been taken, and evidence that proves someone is guilty of murder, there should most definitely be an acception to the rule. A life is far more important than peace of mind, leading it to be true that in the case of a murder, double jeopardy should be