June 15, 2007

Terrorists' Bill of Rights

By Amil Imani
The Constitution of the United States  is one of the most glorious documents promoting individual liberty ever written. The First Amendment  to the U.S. Constitution is also the first section of the Bill of Rights. It is arguably the most important part of the U.S. Constitution. It reads: "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 peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."The framers of the Constitution were acutely aware of the danger of religious infringement in the affairs of the State or the State's sponsorship of a particular faith. Recalling the tragic clashes of the two in Europe, the founding fathers aimed to guard against either religion or the State transgressing in the purview of the other. In the interest of impartiality, the authors of the Constitution did not define...(Read Full Article)