Which of the following is the most important, in your opinion?

[Occulus]

The First Amendment
The Second Amendment
The Third Amendment
The Fourth Amendment
The Fifth Amendment
The Sixth Amendment
The Seventh Amendment
The Eighth Amendment
The Ninth Amendment
The Tenth Amendment

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[Laelth]

1. The first. imo. n/t

-Laelth

[mikehiggins]

4. THe first is first for a reason

All of the Constitution is important but the First Amendment is the bedrock upon which the whole thing turns.

And there is a reason why the Second Amendment is in there, and in that place.

The Founding Fathers figured a disarmed population would be unable to enforce the First.

[Occulus]

2. I didn't have one in particular in mind, just so everyone knows.

I really was just asking.

[mmonk]

3. Pulling out any of the combinations other than the 2nd,

our democratic republic collapses. That indeed is what has happened along with the shock doctrine implementation still underway.

[LARED]

5. The second

That the people have a Right to mass and to bear arms; that a well regulated militia composed of the Body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper natural and safe defense of a free State..."

- George Mason

If we can't defend a free state, we can surely lost it, no matter how many amendments are written on paper.

[mmonk]

6. We have the 2nd but are still being shock doctrined and losing rights.

[LARED]

10. shock doctrined ???? nt

[meow mix]

7. 10th

and using the commerce clause to eliminate the 10th at every turn, is bullshit

[LuvNewcastle]

8. I don't think any of the amendments could

survive without the enforcement of the other amendments. We have seen the government make a mockery of most of the Bill of Rights at some time or the other; and an erosion of the rights in one amendment affects those rights in other amendments as well. However, if I had to choose the ones that are more important, I would say they are the First, Second, Fourth, and Ninth. I would have to say that the First amendment would rank as the "most important" of those, but it only wins by a nose.

[obxhead]

9. The real power is how all the Amendments work together.

Lose one or weaken the power of one and they all suffer.

[Jamastiene]

12. Good answer. n/t

[Occulus]

11. Given today's events, I believe I'll kick this until I leave for work.