The Very Reason For The First Amendment

The First Ten Amendments Were Proposed And Adopted Largely Because Of Fear That Government Might Unduly Interfere With Prized Individual Liberties. The People Wanted And Demanded A Bill Of Rights Written Into Their Constitution. The Amendments Embodying The Bill Of Rights Were Intended To Curb All Branches Of The Federal Government In The Fields Touched By The Amendments-legislative, Executive, And Judicial.

Paramount Among The Responsibilities Of A Free Press Is The Duty To Prevent Any Part Of The Government From Deceiving The People And Sending Them Off To Distant Lands To Die Of Foreign Fevers And Foreign Shot And Shell.

The Government's Power To Censor The Press Was Abolished So That The Press Would Remain Forever Free To Censure The Government. The Press Was Protected So That It Could Bare The Secrets Of Government And Inform The People. Only A Free And Unrestrained Press Can Effectively Expose Deception In Government.

The Court Stands Against Any Winds That Blow As Havens Of Refuge For Those Who Might Otherwise Suffer Because They Are Helpless, Weak, Outnumbered, Or Because They Are Nonconforming Victims Of Prejudice Or Public Excitement.

The Founding Fathers Gave The Free Press The Protection It Must Have To... Bare The Secrets Of Government And Inform The People.