Introduction to Constitutional Law

The Constitution of the United States and the subsequent Amendments were written in to guarantee that American citizens would have certain rights . Among these rights was that to bear arms , or in simple language , to own a gun . Opponents of gun control seek to eliminate this right because they do not feel that owning a gun is relevant in this day and age however , those opponents have not considered that our forefathers anticipated this dispute . Therefore , they included it in the Constitution in to ensure that it would always be an American

citizen 's right to own a gun . Amendments can be added to the Constitution in to reflect changes with time , but should be eliminated

The First Amendment also provides that the government cannot establish a national religion or to prevent citizens from following the religion of their choice . I believe that this Amendment was meant not only to protect religious choices , but to protect the right not to follow any religion as well . The removal of religious content from the schools and from every branch of the government is not specifically called for , but doing so protects the rights of the non-religious . The First Amendment also protects freedom of speech and the press . I think the press takes this freedom a bit far in not revealing controversial sources . It isn 't stated in the Constitution , and I don 't believe it is even implied . Finally , people can assemble in peace and petition the government with grievances . These rights must always be protected in to ensure that the People have a voice within the government

The Second Amendment also ensures that we will always have military protection . In light of the events since 9 /11 , this is one right that should always remain within the Constitution . It ensures that a military will not only be provided , but funded as well

June of 2005 brought a split decision on the subject of displaying the Ten Commandments on government property . The framed copies on display in Kentucky were forbidden while an Austin , Texas monument was permitted to remain on display . The split decision hinged on the intent of the two displays : the Kentucky display was considered to be a blatant promotion of monotheism while the Austin monument was inspired by historical and educational values that were also displayed in less controversial monuments (Lane . While it was an original idea to consider the intention behind the exhibits , religious material should never be displayed at a government site

The First Amendment not only guarantees a freedom to practice one 's own religion , but the phrase Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion ' implies that the government will stay out of religious matters altogether . The freedom to practice religion must necessarily include the freedom to practice no religion at all - a right which cannot be enforced as long as religious material is permitted to be displayed in government sites when students are expected to say under...