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Just saw this in the news. Seems Pelosi and other Democrats want to get rid of the 1st amendment as it applies to groups. The proposed "peoples rights amendment" which does nothing but strip the "peoples rights".
They believe the 1st amendment should only apply to individuals.
This would apply to groups such as the NRA. If the democrats get their way, the government could control what groups like the NRA say. This would effectively silence any organized opposition to their agenda.
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/o...war_on_constitution/srvc=home&position=recent
That is precisely what the so-called People's Rights Amendment would do. If this amendment were to be enacted, the cardinal rights protected by the First Amendment - free speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition the government for redress of grievances - would be redefined and reduced to the point of unrecognizability. The amendment would hold that the rights protected by the Constitution are enjoyed only by individuals acting individually; individuals acting in collaboration with others would be stripped of those rights.
They believe the 1st amendment should only apply to individuals.
This would apply to groups such as the NRA. If the democrats get their way, the government could control what groups like the NRA say. This would effectively silence any organized opposition to their agenda.
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/o...war_on_constitution/srvc=home&position=recent
That is precisely what the so-called People's Rights Amendment would do. If this amendment were to be enacted, the cardinal rights protected by the First Amendment - free speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition the government for redress of grievances - would be redefined and reduced to the point of unrecognizability. The amendment would hold that the rights protected by the Constitution are enjoyed only by individuals acting individually; individuals acting in collaboration with others would be stripped of those rights.