A third of American high school students think that the First Amendment goes "too far" and over half think that newspapers should get government approval to print stories.
From BBC:
US teens 'reject' key freedoms
Two-thirds believed it was illegal to burn the flag
A significant number of US high-school students regard their constitutional right to freedom of speech as excessive, according to a new survey.
Over a third of the 100,000 students questioned felt the First Amendment went "too far" in guaranteeing freedom of speech, press, worship and assembly.
Only half felt newspapers should be allowed to publish stories that did not have the government's approval.
The US government has committed itself to spreading "freedom" abroad.
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God bless America!
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