Monday, January 31, 2005

Who Needs All Those Stupid Amendments, Anyway?

This is the price we pay for allowing our educational system to fall into the disrepair in which we find it today. A survey released over the weekend indicates that there is a significant minority of students who believe that the First Amendment goes "too far," that flag burning is not protected speech, but a crime, and that the government should have the right to censor newspapers.

"When asked whether people should be allowed to express unpopular views, 97 percent of teachers and 99 percent of school principals said yes. Only 83 percent of students did."

Here's more on the subject... if you care.
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