The Importance Of The First Amendment

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Artists should be able to express how they feel but in an orderly manner where the artists are not inciting violence to anyone under any circumstances.There should be public and government restrictions, but very limited on government restrictions.Artists from all around the world have proven that people have been impacted by the artwork and are a big factor of society by breaking barriers and uniting people. Artists should be able to use their first amendment and therefore there should not be any major government intervention.The first amendment lets the people exercise the freedom of religion, or the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, or to petition but if a person is inflicting violence then that's

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