The Importance Of The First Ten Amendments

Out of all of the amendments I believe like most people the first ten amendments known as the bill of rights are by far the most important. The first 10 amendments state the rights of the people, also known as the general public. The bill of rights was written in 1791 by James Madison to protect the individual rights from the government. And out of these 10 amendments I would have to say that the first amendment is the most important. This is what made the United States of America different and gave our founding fathers a dream of being their own nation and separating themselves from the rest of Europe. The first amendments states that there shall not be a law made that establishes a religion. What this says is that through government there in no way shall ever be a law that binds the country/citizens to a religion. This was important because the founding fathers had just come from and were trying to get away from the laws of the old world which binded them to being catholic. Not that the
This allows any individual to be able to say anything they want to in any situation as long as it does not put other individuals in danger. This is where the “Three Fire Metaphors” come into play. These metaphors include the falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater. This can cause other citizens in the theatre to be in danger in a completely non dangerous situation. All three of these metaphors deal with similar situations when saying something can potentially put other people in danger. This part of the first amendment is important today just like it was back in 1791. But it was definitely heavy on the founding fathers minds because in Europe at the time it was understood if one spoke against the King they were subject to punishment. If that was still true in today’s America there would be thousands upon thousands would be imprisoned for the many outspoken views against people in political