This is a web page about the First Amendment. The First Amendment was one of twelve original amendments proposed to Congress by James Madison. Ten of the amendments became the Bill of Rights; one of the two that wasn't passed later became the 27th Amendment. The only one that didn't pass was an amendment that fixed the amount of people a particular representative could represent.

Most people are uneducated about the First Amendment. This is no negative commentary in their direction; it's just a fact that many people don't understand what it means. Does a newspaper editor have the right to fire a staff writer because he disagrees with the writer's opinions? Can a private organization base membership on qualifications that may be considered discriminatory? What is "pornography," anyway? Hopefully we'll answer those questions. Then, in the blog (that's a contraction for "Web-log"), we'll talk about events as they happen and how those events are pertinent to the First Amendment. We'll also provide links to other websites about the First Amendment.

Mark Wilson

Guy Sapponaro