Can someone explain to me like I am 5 how this does not infringe on the first amendment? Am I missing something? I am not versed in legal stuff at all, is this now a law or just proposed to be a law? Thanks!

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“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.” OUR FIRST AMENDMENT.

From their Mandate For Leadership, page 589.

Sabbath Rest. God ordained the Sabbath as a day of rest, and until very recently the Judeo-Christian tradition sought to honor that mandate by moral and legal regulation of work on that day. Moreover, a shared day off makes it possible for families and communities to enjoy time off together, rather than as atomized individuals, and provides a healthier cadence of life for everyone. Unfortunately, that communal day of rest has eroded under the pressures of consumerism and secularism, especially for low-income workers.

Congress should encourage communal rest by amending the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to require that workers be paid time and a half for hours worked on the Sabbath. That day would default to Sunday, except for employers with a sincere religious observance of a Sabbath at a different time (e.g., Friday sundown to Saturday sundown); the obligation would transfer to that period instead. Houses of worship (to the limited extent they may have FLSA-covered employees) and employers legally required to operate around the clock (such as hospitals and first responders) would be exempt, as would workers otherwise exempt from overtime.

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I'm arguing with the city about filming in a public building (100% owned by the city). They have a concert that is a paid event. I purchase a ticket as a member of the press. Cell phones are allowed in the venue and are used to take photos and record by the crowd; however, I'm denied entry because I have a DSLR camera. Their opinion is that they can deny me because of my camera. Doesn't matter if I'm press or not. The city believes the artist controls the terms of entry and that means no "pro" cameras. I'm interested in your opinion but most importantly any case law that backs up their position. I don't think they have legal standing.

Hello everyone

This is something that comes from a very foreign (Dutch to be precise) perspective.

I find the first amendment auditors to be a interesting phenomenon.

First of we'd never get away speaking to the police in the way auditor's (and a lotmofmother people on YouTube) do. Since here if you insult a government employee while in function you can get fined and even imprisoned. If you insult a cop you can expect to spend the night in prison. It's not to German level where they can do that if you use the informal way to address an officer. In the Netherlands using the informal way to addresss someone when talking to a cop won't get you arrested or fined. But call them pig, you'll get a fine for sure.

But my question is more related to how often I see the term corrupt used. Now English is my 3rd language so this might be a translation issue.

I often see police officers refered to as "corrupt" when they, either by malice or ignorance, violate constitutional rights of citizens. But "corrupt" is generally taken as someone who doesn't do their job right as a result of being bribed or having other financial incentives to go against the law/procedure.

Whereas I mostly see people on a power trip. Or overwhelmed by the situation. Police officers come in all kinds of people. Many are not graduates of any type of college or other form of advanced education. The training seems to be a specific job training. Not a lot of wider knowledge of the world. So the one featured in videos seem uneducated or tripping on power but not someone who has taken a bribe to attack the person in the video. Incompetence is also a much more likely reason in a lot of the videos I see.

So why is the term "Corrupt", which is a very heavy charge to put upon someone, used so often and almost standard?

(And a 2nd question if I may. Does anyone here know if the rights of US citizens also apply to visitors from befriended nations. I come from the Netherlands, there is a extradition treaty and a lot of other agreements between the governments. I don't need to apply for a visa if I want to visit to he US. I need to make sure I fill out that questionaire. But I don't have to go to the consulate in Amsterdam or the Embassy in The Hague to ask if I may pretty please come and spend my vacation money in the US. But I somehow feel that if any police officer asks me for my ID I better give it regardless if they have suspicion or there not being a state statue that requires one to provide proof of identity upon request. I feel the answer here is "no those rights don't apply to you." But I might be surprised. US law is filled with surprises)

Thank you for reading. And anyone who can shed any light on my main question (and also the second one) and is willing to do so. It is greatly appreciated.

~ Thomas

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Was having a great day at my alc and said Jesus Christ when I was suprised by something and the teacher told me to leave school. Did they go against my first amendment right as a citizen

Tennessee, Texas, Idaho, etc. have laws or are trying to pass laws that will put people in jail for 15 years if they tell a teenager about where to get an abortion, or if they give them money or text them a link to information, etc.

No matter what one thinks about abortion itself, isn't the First Amendment all about keeping governments from infringing on the rights of citizens to Free Speech? It seems to me that putting people in jail for giving information to a minor - even a relative or child - is as anti-First Amendment as you can get. Texas already prohibits doctors from free speech, threatening them with jail if they talk to patients about abortion care - even when someone is bleeding out in their clinic.

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“Away with college gen ed”
Are you a college graduate or student taking or have taken general education courses and you come to wonder: “why are these courses required”? You are not alone. I am a first-year college student who is wondering the same question. I even started asking more questions: “Why are these general education courses so much like my high school classes?”, “Why do I have to take and pay for so many of these general education requirements?”, “Are even these general education courses relevant for the job or field I am studying for?”. To come to a definite conclusion, I took to seeking answers and by this method, I mean that I asked on as many social media sites and did my own research. This is what I could find: “College general education makes you a well-rounded individual” or “a well informed and thoughtful servant to society”, “Gen ed teaches personal and professional skills”, “These classes prepare you for the college curriculum”, and “They develop a community that thinks uniformly and alike in order to disengage Radicalism, Fanaticism, and therefore, change".
I don’t know about you, but I am not satisfied by any of these answers. I believe high school taught me to be a “well-rounded individual”, an “informed and thoughtful servant to society”, and on top of that, I was taught “personal and professional skills” that would last a lifetime. Are these not the job of the high school to teach? Furthermore, it was high school that prepared you for higher education or “college curricula”, but one other thing I can say is that since I am a college student, I can truthfully claim that college is NOT so different from high school, so preparation is a waste of time. Lastly, for 12 years of my life since I was a 6-year-old boy, public school uniformed me to fit into a culture. How much more am I in need of anti-radical, anti-fanatic brainwashing?
Since these answers would not satisfy me, it was better for me to come up with a solution. I might be missing other answers, or someone might convince me something else, so if that’s the case, then let me know.

Nevertheless, if these general education classes seem not so important after all, then what do we do? Simply put, we must remove every general education requirement in our colleges. Once we do, this happens: You gain more experience in the field you are specializing in by taking the right courses; More high schoolers graduating when college becomes more useful and cheap for them; college expenses go down; More money is kept by college students, more consumerism follows which will bring more money to companies and the government; When college expenses decrease, more people are attending and graduating college; More people attending college means more people are learned and who become active partakers of society; More people graduating college means more opportunity for them to seek further training like in a doctorate or a “Doctor of Philosophy”; More people seeking higher education after graduating means more people pursuing low supply jobs like doctors, nurses, lawyers; More people seeking these jobs means people getting paid more and therefore will be spending more money to companies or the government. For heavens sake, medical prices will go down because there are more doctors in supply. In conclusion, I might be missing a few more points but I can already see so much gain from this revolutionary change.
Having this change in mind, I established a movement called the “Away with college gen ed”. The goal of this movement is in its name: to “Away with college general education”. This movement calls for everyone and not only college students to band together and seek for general education requirements to be removed from colleges. BUT, we will not seek this through hostile or violent means. We will do it through peaceful protest. This implies that I ask for duties and obligations to those wanting to join this movement: You must protest peacefully; you will not burn, steal, kill, injure, attack, or do anything that will hurt others. Remember this, “Do unto others as you would unto yourself.” I will offer some examples of protest: Meeting with college officials to discuss this movement with them; creating unions and parties of people with the common idea to “away with college gen ed”; talking about this movement among your peers, coworkers, friends, family members, and anyone you converse with; spreading this movement online are just a few examples of such peaceful protest.
Although you have the right to protest, I wish that the current phase of this movement be the “muster” phase where the only action we need to be doing right now is to spread the word until it arrives on the desks of college or government officials. They will need to decide whether to listen to a majority demand or receive majority backlash. We will only go to the “peaceful protest” phase when it is called for, but I believe the “muster” phase will be enough to bring change. As a reminder, we will bring about change in a peaceful manner.
Sometimes I wonder that one day, this movement will be a major turning point in world history. If we are truly passionate in what we progress for, then it will come to pass sooner than later. I hope you all luck and I will do my job to spread the movement. Join the “Away with college gen ed” movement today, and live better life tomorrow!