The First Amendment #2

Source

Russian police detain 100 during freedom-of-assembly protests. August 1,2010
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Russian-police-detain-100-during-freedom-of-assembly-protests/articleshow/6242990.cms


Constitutional Connection

     First Amendment
"Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or the right of people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government"




Explanation

In this article 100's of people gathered to protest against police on Moscow Victory Square. Police arrested about a hundred people violating their right to freedom of assembly. Protesters chanted "away with state police" The head of the leading Russian human rights organization Helsinki Group, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, allowed the police to violently interfere.

This article shows how citizens know their rights & the Constitutional laws are violated. The people of Moscow understand that they have the right to disagree with the government if they don't like something that they are doing. The government has to understand that citizens have more power than they give them. The people that were arrested cannot be detained for long because they have rights.

I disagree with the police actions because the people are only addressing their opinions. The government should'nt be so quick to take actions and think some things through. If they did American might not be in the situation there in today. Freedom of Assembly is one Constitutional right that people use very wisely. They know that they are able to disagree or protest on anything the Government or anybody else has to say.