Thursday, March 02, 2006

Homer v. The First Amendment

How many of the five Simpson family members can you name? Now, how many of the five liberties protected by the First Amendment can you name?

According to the AP:
Americans apparently know more about "The Simpsons" than they do about the First Amendment.

Only one in four Americans can name more than one of the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment (freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition for redress of grievances.) But more than half can name at least two members of the cartoon family, according to a survey.

The study by the new McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum found that 22 percent of Americans could name all five Simpson family members, compared with just one in 1,000 people who could name all five First Amendment freedoms.
God bless America.

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