Hello everybody.   
      
   This was a school assingment for class here it is:   
      
   It pokes fun at Britan, Russia, Venezuela and the United States itself.   
      
      
   The First Amendment of our constitution is one of the most essential freedoms   
   that American people have. It makes sure that our nation is prohibited from   
   establishing a state religion or prohibiting the expression of the religion of   
   ones choosing. Government is prohibited from abridging the freedom of speech   
   or the press or for the people to peacefully assemble while the government is   
   prohibited from preventing its people from redressing their grievances to   
   them.    
           Our First Amendments main feature is religious expression. People fled   
   their original homelands due to religious persecution. In Europe people were   
   ordered to believe in the ways the state ordered them to. America was designed   
   so people can express their faith or not profess a faith if they so decide.   
   Compared to Britain we have no state church and that makes America great   
   because we do not give an official preference to religion despite other   
   politicians wanting to shove their particular faith up the throats of   
   Americans.   
      
           Freedom of speech is vital for a successful society. Without freedom   
   of speech, there is tyranny. Compared to other nations, you have the right to   
   say the most idiotic of statements and not go to jail for it. In the United   
   Kingdom you can go to jail for saying stuff that incites hatred against a   
   demographic group such as Jews or Muslims. In America, you can sadly be as   
   bigoted as you want to be and you do not have to worry about being charged in   
   a court of law. At least in America we know who dislikes who compared to other   
   nations where bigotry is kept under lock and key.   
      
           In America the rights of the press is sacred, the marketplace of ideas   
   helps disburse information to the general public. Compared to Vladimir Putin,   
   President Obama has not shut down the Fox News channel compared to other world   
   leaders who shut down the opposition press. This has made America unique   
   compared to other nations even though our ruling leaders would dream to have   
   unchecked power.   
      
           In America we can generally protest against the government, but   
   compared to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations it seems we are getting   
   closer to Putins Russia where the media is being prohibited and even jailed   
   for documenting what the police has done to the protesters. Compared to other   
   nations, we can parade across major cities to advocate for queer equality   
   compared to Moscow where people get jailed and beaten for protesting for their   
   civil liberties.   
      
           For me personally one of the first freedoms I find integral is the   
   right to redress our grievances to our government no matter if they are in   
   Sacramento or the District of Columbia. If Governor Brown wants to make it   
   easy to cull shelter animals and make it heartbreaking if your dog runs out   
   during the weekend and when you come home your dog ended up put down because   
   you did not have a realistic chance to claim it then people will absolutely   
   demonstrate. Right now I am calling and writing my state assembly and state   
   senate members to make sure they do not support the governors proposal.   
      
           For the preservation of the United States I would state the freedom of   
   the press is critical for the survival of the United States. The United States   
   will die without a free press, but sometimes I believe the press can be   
   corrupted with the leaders in power. Nations such as Russia and Venezuela do   
   not have a free press and it makes it easier for dictators and oligarchs to   
   control the masses. People need to know what their government stands for and   
   what they are actually doing for us to have a true representative democratic   
   government.   
      
      
      
   Matt   
      
   ... I'm not Catholic, but I gave up picking my belly button for lint.   
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