| Re: One in 1,000 Know First Amendment [message #225550] |
Do, 02 März 2006 02:11 |
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König Prüße, GfbAEV <saurkraut [at] weinerschnitzle.com> wrote:
> Study: One in 1,000 Know First Amendment
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> By ANNA JOHNSON
> The Associated Press
> Wednesday, March 1, 2006; 1:02 AM
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> CHICAGO -- Americans apparently know more about "The Simpsons"
> than they do about the First Amendment.
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> Only one in four Americans can name more than one of the five freedoms
> guaranteed by the First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion, press,
> assembly and petition for redress of grievances.) But more than half can
> name at least two members of the cartoon family, according to a survey.
They should have asked about the Eighth Amendment, Thou Shalt Not Steal
Grapes.
Simpsons, 2nd season.
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| Re: One in 1,000 Know First Amendment [message #232574 ] |
Fr, 03 März 2006 00:29 |
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"Walter Traprock" <wetraprock [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:wetraprock-5115F1.17254101032006 [at] comcast.dca.giganews.com...
> König Prüße, GfbAEV <saurkraut [at] weinerschnitzle.com> wrote:
>
>> Study: One in 1,000 Know First Amendment
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>> By ANNA JOHNSON
>> The Associated Press
>> Wednesday, March 1, 2006; 1:02 AM
>>
>> CHICAGO -- Americans apparently know more about "The Simpsons"
>> than they do about the First Amendment.
>>
>> Only one in four Americans can name more than one of the five freedoms
>> guaranteed by the First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion, press,
>> assembly and petition for redress of grievances.) But more than half can
>> name at least two members of the cartoon family, according to a survey.
>
> They should have asked about the Eighth Amendment, Thou Shalt Not Steal
> Grapes.
Should someone point out that the first amendment only guarantees ONE right?
He is confusing the first amendment with the Bill of Rights, which is the
first TEN amendments.
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| Re: One in 1,000 Know First Amendment [message #232595 ] |
Sa, 04 März 2006 00:51 |
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Err... I think it has five rights - but perhaps I just misunderstood.
Amendment I
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.
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| Re: One in 1,000 Know First Amendment [message #232657 ] |
Mo, 06 März 2006 18:38 |
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<gary.wallace [at] mciter.com> wrote in message
news:4408d44f$0$19766$a15e20c9 [at] news.newsgroupdirect.com...
> Err... I think it has five rights - but perhaps I just misunderstood.
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Nope, I just had it mixed up with one of the others.
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| Re: One in 1,000 Know First Amendment [message #232735 ] |
Sa, 11 März 2006 20:39 |
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That Guy wrote:
> "Walter Traprock" <wetraprock [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:wetraprock-5115F1.17254101032006 [at] comcast.dca.giganews.com...
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>>König Prüße, GfbAEV <saurkraut [at] weinerschnitzle.com> wrote:
>>
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>>>Study: One in 1,000 Know First Amendment
>>>
>>>By ANNA JOHNSON
>>>The Associated Press
>>>Wednesday, March 1, 2006; 1:02 AM
>>>
>>>CHICAGO -- Americans apparently know more about "The Simpsons"
>>>than they do about the First Amendment.
>>>
>>>Only one in four Americans can name more than one of the five freedoms
>>>guaranteed by the First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion, press,
>>>assembly and petition for redress of grievances.) But more than half can
>>>name at least two members of the cartoon family, according to a survey.
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>>They should have asked about the Eighth Amendment, Thou Shalt Not Steal
>>Grapes.
>
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> Should someone point out that the first amendment only guarantees ONE right?
Which constitution are you reading, commie?
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