The First Amendment can often be misleading to people who take it too critical. The First Amendment states that people should have their freedom of speech and the government has gone through many trials where some believe the First Amendment is not being practiced thoroughly enough. Just like any rule, a rule applies only to certain extents depending on a situation. In Ohio, for example, an ordinance requiring all door to door canvassers were permitted by the mayor for senior citizens intentionally to protect them from criminals. However, Jehovah's Witnesses who go door to door with the teachings of their religion, believe that the mayor is violating the First Amendment. It should be completely understandable for senior citizens have this source of protection and as Jehovah's Witnesses, they should understand their situation. Jehovah's Witnesses can get their voices heard in other forms of teachings such as flyers, commercials, etc. Did they ever take in consideration that they may be violating the privacy of homes? For the most part, what they have to say comes with no interest to these senior citizens. Senior citizens deserve as much protection as possible and should not have to sacrifice protection over teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses which can be taught in other ways.

3 Comments:
I agree completely with your sentiments. There is no reason why anyone should detest having a permit. It is a safety issue that is perfectly understandable in today's times. For the Jehovah's witnesses to have anyhting to say in a questioning manner seems a bit unrealistic to me. We are living in very dangerous times. The more we can do to make our citizens safer the better.
I agree with you in that the mayor is making a major move to protect their citizens. It is a better way of controlling the situation as well.
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