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Simpsons Outdo First Amendment

By turquhart

According to the results of a survey conducted by the McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum, one in five Americans can name all five Simpsons, but only one in a thousand can name the five freedoms under the First Amendment.

A quick review:

The Simpson family
1.  Homer
2.  Marge
3.  Bart
4.  Lisa
5.  Maggie

Freedoms
1.  Religion
2.  Speech
3.  The press
4.  Assembly
5.  To petition for redress of grievances

"At a time when the American Press is under increasing scrutiny," it is important to be mindful of these five guarantees under our Constitution. Howard Troxler says, "If we were smart, we would hire the Simpsons to push this First Amendment thing."

Posted by Toni Urquhart

Full post as published by FSU College of Law Library Blog on March 09, 2006 (boomark / email).