The First and Second Amendments tend to be interpreted in aggressively individualistic ways that ignore the reality of conflict among competing rights.
This in turn allows the most powerful members of society to reap the benefits of these constitutional rights at the expense of vulnerable groups.
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Both amendments would be improved by explicitly situating individual rights within the framework of ‘domestic tranquility’ and the ‘general welfare’ set out in the Constitution’s preamble.
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I'm going to take this color here, which you call Black, and I'm going to call it White. I insist you agree with me or you will be labeled a racist.
I'm going to take words out of context, and twist them to mean the exact opposite of what they mean in context. I'm going to do this, and you are going to think I am morally superior to you because of it.