Preamble and Articles of the United States Constitution
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Preamble and Articles of the United States Constitution
The First Amendment to the Constitution that is most relevant to me personally is the religious clause which says Congress cannot make any law preventing or forbidding my ability to freely exercise religion. When I think about religion; most of what I believe was passed from my grandparents to my mother, from my mother to her children and from her children to our children.
The First Amendment guarantees that the government cannot impose their religious beliefs on me. Yes, they may believe in a higher power; but, who is this unidentified higher power. Whereas, I believe in God, the Father of my Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ: I also believe that Jesus is absolutely the One and only way to God.
When one examines the Establishment Clause, one has to think about why the founding fathers included the Clause. While in Europe they were subjected to national churches, and religious wars, which were always creating conflicts. They escaped religious enslavement in order to practice their individual spiritual beliefs free from parliamentary meddling. Therefore, the founders of America forbade the formation of a nationalized religion with the Establishment Clause.
The Constitutions first Ten Amendments are the Bill of Rights, which guarantees every American right that the government cannot interfere with. The Congress of the United States passed the first set of Amendments in 1789, which became law in 1791. These Amendments were added to make The Constitution stronger and to protect Americans from the strong are of the government.
The Bill of Rights guarantees every American the right to: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, against self-incrimination, a jury of our peers, to be presented by an attorney, against cruel and unusual punishment, and reserves rights to the several States and citizens. The Bill of Rights also says the government cannot infringe upon these rights, by passing laws limiting our rights to do the above list of things.
A subsequent notable Amendment to the United States Bill of Rights includes the 2nd Amendment which deals with gun laws. According to The Free Dictionary, the Amendment says, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Free Dictionary stated that the ability