First Amendment No Big Deal, Students Say

[umtalal]

January 31, 2005 11:55 PM EST
WASHINGTON - The way many high school students see it, government censorship of newspapers may not be a bad thing, and flag burning is hardly protected free speech.

It turns out the First Amendment is a second-rate issue to many of those nearing their own adult independence, according to a study of high school attitudes released Monday.

The original amendment to the Constitution is the cornerstone of the way of life in the United States, promising citizens the freedoms of religion, speech, press and assembly.

Yet, when told of the exact text of the First Amendment, more than one in three high school students said it goes "too far" in the rights it guarantees. Only half of the students said newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories.

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[Sannum]

1. Oh for fucks sake!

:eyes:

[BlueEyedSon]

2. Wait til they're NOT ALLOWED to say that!

[BayCityProgressive]

4. I am just honestly sick

to my stomach with this pathetic country. People are so agrivating. I have no hope for the Democratic Party anymore because I truly believe about 70-80% of the public is now conservative.

[GainesT1958]

3. Hope it never comes to this, of course...

But they MIGHT change their minds on that score if Dub and Rummy ever start up a draft!:eyes:

B-)

[PDittie]

5. Our goose is officially cooked.

These kids are also the *'s target market for private accounts.

It's time to go.

[Haymare22]

6. Yeah, heard this......definition....

...today. An entire generation has grown up 'mystified' and they dont know the difference.

mystification
A noun
1 bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement
confusion resulting from failure to understand
Category Tree:
state
╚cognitive_state; state_of_mind
╚confusion; mental_confusion; confusedness; disarray
╚bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement
2 mystification
something designed to mystify or bewilder
Category Tree:
entity
╚object; physical_object
╚artifact; artefact
╚mystification
3 mystification, obfuscation
the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
Category Tree:
act; human_action; human_activity
╚activity
╚mystification, obfuscation

They barely have been taught any history at all, know nada....

[david_vincent]

7. It's working... hee hee...

the schools make them stupider and stupider, and then they vote Republican... it's all going according to plan...

[BlueEyedSon]

8. We need to start making kids smarter, not dumber.

[Coastie for Truth]

9. Schools teach (UN) Intelligent Design and Creationism

--what can you expect.

This is the great "Dumbing Down" as we head into a return to the "Gilded Age" of no unions, no minimum wage, no health codes, monopolies, etc.

[meow2u3]

10. Either 1/3 of high school kids polled went to fundie madrassas

or they were never taught American history, current events, or civics! A shame!

[BayCityProgressive]

11. JUst think

20 yrs form now this means most americans will support privatizing social security, support censorship, and finish bombing the rest of the middle east. I really wont be surprise dot have 20 more years of Republican rule because the Democrats are COMPLETELY innefective. Boxer, Byrd, Dean, Kucinich, McKinney, and Feingold are some of the only ones WORTH ANYTHING. Not because they are liberal but because they speak up and actually offer real alternatives.

[umtalal]

13. What makes you think we will last that long?

[SoCalifer]

12. Well I hope this little kiddies

Understand that many (and I am one of em) will go to war to defend the U.S. Constitution and it's Bill Of Rights -- Against "anybody."

That is what I swore back when I was a infantryman in the army. And I still hold true to that oath.