r/firstamendment

The First Amendment: The Essence of America

## "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." --- Any relevant links or discussions of first amendment issues are welcome. Submissions not dealing with the first amendment or related issues should be posted elsewhere. Please keep discussions civil and topical. Debate is encouraged, but do so respectfully and follow [reddiquette](http://www.reddit.com/help/reddiquette). --- ### Related Reddits: * [r/atheism](http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/) * [r/bad_cop_no_donut](http://www.reddit.com/r/bad_cop_no_donut/) * [r/censorship](http://www.reddit.com/r/censorship/) * [r/cyberlaws](http://www.reddit.com/r/cyberlaws/) * [r/freespeech](http://www.reddit.com/r/freespeech/) * [r/law](http://www.reddit.com/r/law/) * [r/occupywallstreet](http://www.reddit.com/r/occupywallstreet/) * [r/operationgrabass](http://www.reddit.com/r/operationgrabass/) * [r/privacy](http://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/) * [r/religion](http://www.reddit.com/r/religion/) * [r/secondamendment](http://www.reddit.com/r/secondamendment/) * [r/wikileaks](http://www.reddit.com/r/wikileaks/) --- ###Related Organizations * [1 for All](http://1forall.us) * [American Censorship](http://americancensorship.org/) * [American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)](http://www.aclu.org) * [Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)](http://www.cpj.org) * [Creative Commons (CC)](http://creativecommons.org) * [Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)](http://www.eff.org) * [Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)](https://epic.org) * [Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)](http://thefire.org) * [First Amendment Coalition](http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org) * [Free Software Foundation (FSF)](http://www.fsf.org) * [International News Safety Institute (INSI)](http://www.newssafety.org) * [The National Security Archive](http://www.nsarchive.org) * [The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP)](http://www.rcfp.org) * [The Thomas Jefferson Center For the Protection of Free Expression](http://www.tjcenter.org)