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Posted: 3/1/2006 2:03:11 AM EDT
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Simpsons 'trump' First Amendment The Simpsons are household names all over the world Americans know more about The Simpsons TV show than the US Constitution's First Amendment, an opinion poll says. Only one in four could name more than one of the five freedoms it upholds but more than half could name at least two members of the cartoon family. About one in five thought the right to own a pet was one of the freedoms. A new museum dedicated to the First Amendment said the findings showed there was a pressing need to explain one of America's basic laws better. "We have our job cut out for us," said Joe Madeira, director of exhibitions at the McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum. Another finding from the poll, a telephone survey of 1,000 random adults with an error margin of 3%, was that 22% of Americans could name all five Simpson characters. By comparison, just one in 1,000 people could name all five First Amendment freedoms. The names of American Idol TV show judges and popular advertising slogans also proved more memorable than the five freedoms - speech, religion, press, assembly and petition for redress of grievances. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4761294.stm |
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I couldn't remember this one
Homer Marge Bart Lisa Maggie Moe Comic book Guy Ned Tod Rod Dr. Nick Burns Smithers Leny Carl Barny etc... GM |
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Without looking it up, I can think of right of free assembly, free speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press.
The other one is the above "petition...grievances" clause. |
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Hey it's okay... those first five aren't very important anyways. |
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Freedom of religion. Right, just don't pray in a public building.
Freedom of Assembly. Right, just don't do it in Waco Texas. Freedom of Press. Sure, just don't print anything bad about Democrats Free Speech. OK, as long as you don't say the "N" word. Redress of Grievences. Still haven't gotten my letter back from Ted Kennedy on why the 2nd Amendment doesn't apply to me. Alive and strong. |
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The 2nd has always been the important one. 1st Ammendment is subject to who is doing the talking. |
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The solution is obvious: a Simpsons episode where they teach the constitution
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How do the British understand their 1st Amendment… oh wait there is no such thing.
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Wrong... Section 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Written into UK law) SECTION I ARTICLE 2 1.Everyone's right to life shall be protected by law. No one shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in the execution of a sentence of a court following his conviction of a crime for which this penalty is provided by law. 2.Deprivation of life shall not be regarded as inflicted in contravention of this article when it results from the use of force which is no more than absolutely necessary: (a) in defence of any person from unlawful violence; (b) in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent escape of a person unlawfully detained; (c) in action lawfully taken for the purpose of quelling a riot or insurrection. ARTICLE 3 No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. ARTICLE 4 1.No one shall be held in slavery or servitude. 2.No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour. 3.For the purpose of this article the term forced or compulsory labour' shall not include: (a) any work required to be done in the ordinary course of detention imposed according to the provisions of Article 5 of this Convention or during conditional release from such detention; (b) any service of a military character or, in case of conscientious objectors in countries where they are recognized, service exacted instead of compulsory military service; (c) any service exacted in case of an emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community; (d) any work or service which forms part of normal civic obligations. ARTICLE 5 1.Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be deprived of his liberty save in the following cases and in accordance with a procedure prescribed by law: (a) the lawful detention of a person after conviction by a competent court; (b) the lawful arrest or detention of a person for non-compliance with the lawful order of a court or in order to secure the fulfilment of any obligation prescribed by law; (c) the lawful arrest or detention of a person effected for the purpose of bringing him before the competent legal authority of reasonable suspicion of having committed and offence or when it is reasonably considered necessary to prevent his committing an offence or fleeing after having done so; (d) the detention of a minor by lawful order for the purpose of educational supervision or his lawful detention for the purpose of bringing him before the competent legal authority; (e) the lawful detention of persons for the prevention of the spreading of infectious diseases, of persons of unsound mind, alcoholics or drug addicts, or vagrants; (f) the lawful arrest or detention of a person to prevent his effecting an unauthorized entry into the country or of a person against whom action is being taken with a view to deportation or extradition. 2.Everyone who is arrested shall be informed promptly, in a language which he understands, of the reasons for his arrest and the charge against him. 3.Everyone arrested or detained in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1(c) of this article shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release pending trial. Release may be conditioned by guarantees to appear for trial. 4.Everyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings by which the lawfulness of his detention shall be decided speedily by a court and his release ordered if the detention is not lawful. 5.Everyone who has been the victim of arrest or detention in contravention of the provisions of this article shall have an enforceable right to compensation. ARTICLE 6 1.In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law. Judgement shall be pronounced publicly by the press and public may be excluded from all or part of the trial in the interest of morals, public order or national security in a democratic society, where the interests of juveniles or the protection of the private life of the parties so require, or the extent strictly necessary in the opinion of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice. 2.Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law. 3.Everyone charged with a criminal offence has the following minimum rights: (a) to be informed promptly, in a language which he understands and in detail, of the nature and cause of the accusation against him; (b) to have adequate time and the facilities for the preparation of his defence; (c) to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing or, if he has not sufficient means to pay for legal assistance, to be given it free when the interests of justice so require; (d) to examine or have examined witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on his behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him; (e) to have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in court. ARTICLE 7 1.No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a criminal offence under national or international law at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the criminal offence was committed. 2.This article shall not prejudice the trial and punishment of any person for any act or omission which, at the time when it was committed, was criminal according the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations. ARTICLE 8 1.Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence. 2.There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. ARTICLE 9 1.Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief, in worship, teaching, practice and observance. 2.Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs shall be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of public safety, for the protection of public order, health or morals, or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. ARTICLE 10 1.Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. this right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information an ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises. 2.The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or the rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary. ARTICLE 11 1.Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of association with others, including the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests. 2.No restrictions shall be placed on the exercise of these rights other than such as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. this article shall not prevent the imposition of lawful restrictions on the exercise of these rights by members of the armed forces, of the police or of the administration of the State. ARTICLE 12 Men and women of marriageable age have the right to marry and to found a family, according to the national laws governing the exercise of this right. ARTICLE 13 Everyone whose rights and freedoms as set forth in this Convention are violated shall have an effective remedy before a national authority notwithstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity. ARTICLE 14 The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status. |
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That's just the edited highlights! |
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Public schools here pretty much teach you that only 'America' has any rights.
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Here is something that i find real SAD. For all you neo-totalitarians who say Bullshit like "driving is a priveldge not a right" or other such nazi BS. The FF SAID that we have more rights than are enumerated in the constitution!!!!!!!!!! But as usual the power grabbing courts and lawyers have made that sentiment all but useless. The problem was the FF never spelled out what those rights were so the people who are against people having rights used it as an excuse to basically say that we have NO rights excpet those spelled out totally in the Constitution.
What Am i talking about???? Look up the 9th Amendment of the constitution!!!!! it says( the blue is my added words)"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others (meaning other rights) retained by the people." This essentially says that there are other rights retained by the people that are not nessessarily spelled out by the COTUS! If you basically take the "anti-rights" stance of some people on this board (driving is a priveldge) that the ONLY rights we have are those given to us by the Govt and COTUS then you are acting against the wish the the FF's. Like that ever stopped some of the faschists on this board. |
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Thats the convention on human rights. The brits could simply withdraw from that. There is no UK 'constitution' per se.
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You have got to be joking No like I said you have NO 1st Amendment and little to NO protection of free speech. And you just PROVED it. That would be laughable if not so sad. That horseshit gives the STATE the RIGHT to contorl speech on any gounds it can dream up... That creepy document is a license for the State to stamp all over free speech. |
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I named all 5.
Took me a second though. (freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to peacably assemble and freedom to petition government for redress of greivances). |
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I must have missed the part where the Bill of Rights had a cartoon series about itself that ran over like 20 years.
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Well, y'all know the old saying, "Without the Second Amendment, there's no way to safeguard the rest". I'm sure I butchered that, but you get the idea. MJD
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Then again, we have the campaign finance reform abomination that limits political speech. Oh,and we have to get permits to have a public demonstration. As with the rest of Europe and the rest of the "free world",we Americans are all busy voting ourselves back into totalitarianism. |
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Yep... but Europe is far ahead on that curve. There is no such thing as free speech in Europe you can be sent to jail for saying things that are common place here. |
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What about abortion? It's got to be in there somewhere, doesn't it? |
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Abortion is this one The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Because you know, stopping someone from getting an abortion is an unreasonble search and/or seizure |
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Yeah, it's actually pretty ironic when you stop and consider that the SCOTUS has no problem allowing unreasonable searches and seizures..................yet somehow twisted the logic to protect the seizure of preemees. ........Strange days indeed.......Strange days indeed. |
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You forgot one, the right to have a Honda Civic with a bass boom box blasting at 180db at 0300....
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America is awash in media, most of which is entertainment-centric. The obvious consequences of this shouldn't be shocking to anyone.
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This is stupid.
If the question was "What does the first amendment protect?" a much higher percentage would be able to answer "freedom of speech", which doesn't cover everything but I'm willing to say is "close enough" for most people to know. But asking to name, bullet-point, all 5, is obviously going to net a lower answer. I wonder what the percentage was that ONLY missed the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. This "study" was done to make a point, and was set up to make that point. Not surprising. I'm willing to bet that most people know what the first amendment is. You don't need to remember the exact wording to know what it is. Besides, everyone knows that the important ones are 2 and 10. |
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Well.... more of a "commercial" really.... not so much a SERIES, per se. Didn't watch cartoons Saturday mornings in the 70's? |
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