Another important aspect of checking up on our leaders is through our vote. What was once regarded as a sacred inviolable right by our predecessors is now taken for granted or is considered an inconvenience. Besides these responsibilities given to the people of America in the Constitution, our rights are also expressed and clarified. A right denotes responsibility, too, though. The First Amendment explains our freedom of speech and of the press, and yet again some go to an extreme, claiming that the freedom of our actions, such as committing obscene acts on stage during a rock concert, are the same thing as free speech.
People continually push the limit to see how far they can go.
We need to begin to teach our children the rudiments of our Constitution and encourage them to study the history of America. If we learn the lessons of the past, we will be safer from repeating mistakes. If we fail to mend our ways, our republic is headed for destruction.