Ambiguity and Confusion from the First Amendment In the First Amendment, it is stated that: 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 to peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. These aforementioned statements ratified by our forefathers are commonly referred to as the freedom …showed first 75 words of 1566 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1566 total…should the writers of the National Inquirer, Saturday Night Live, David Letterman, etc. also be convicted for misinformation and falsely portraying public figures? Fortunately, we are now able to realize the lunacy of Justice Holmes' "Fire!" analogy and reassess the ideas behind the First Amendment. Bibliography Bibliography Dershowitx, Alan. "Shouting Fire!." The Best American Essays, College Ed. Robert Atwan, ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998. 323-329. Postman, Neil. Amusing Ourselves to Death. New York: Penguin Books, 1986.