Plain mistake The amendment prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion impeding the free exercise of religion abridging the freedom of speech infringing on the freedom of the press interfering with the right to peaceably assemble or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances Naturally this is wrong The amendment prohibits Congress from making any such law it does not prohibit the making of such a law altogether 129 133 127 244