The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees free speech and a free press.

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It's subsequently seen as one of the precursors of the First Amendment to the American Constitution.

后来它被看作是美国宪法,第一修正案的前身。

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The first amendment to the United States Constitution reads Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof The idea is to keep governmental powers independent from private religious beliefs.

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The first and only sentence in the First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits prohibitions against blasphemy.

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More important, most of the new laws appear to violate the first amendment to the constitution, guaranteeing freedom of speech.

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Such a transfer appears to contradict the first amendment to the constitution, which requires that the government stay neutral and distant from all religious matters.

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