The Price of Silence
"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." – First Amendment of the United States Constitution I think about the First Amendment a lot. Probably more than most people, excluding some lawyers, judges, and constitutional experts. I think about all of the amendment, as this incredibly well-put-together opening negotiation with the document to which we pledge our allegiance. They point you at the flag, but what we really pledge our allegiance to in this nation is this Constitution. This imperfect document that allows itself to be improved upon towards that pursuit. A more perfect union. I think about how fragile it all is. How it's really just a piece of paper, molding in a case behind bulletproof glass. How it's really just the theory of thos...