Apr 19, 1775 – Sep 3, 1783
The resolution of the Supreme Court Case of West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was a landmark decision reached by the court, which stated that the right of freedom of speech provided by the First Amendment legimated students to refuse to salute the US flag or to spout the The Pledge of Allegiance of the flag if they attended a public school. It is therefore not mandatory, and more important, not considered a criminal offence to refuse to perform publicly patriotic demonstration acts.
The court victory was achieved by the Jehovah's Witnesses who, due to the prescriptions of their religion, could not salute or pledge to symbols. The Supreme Court ruling decided that the state should not have the power to oblige citizens to express themselves in a certain manner. Therefore, it is a clear defense to the right of speech, and it proves how the legal and judicial instruments guarantee it for citizens.
Driving laws offer protection to anyone on the road, to maintain everyone safe
Galloway proposed the formation of an American colonial
parliament to act with the Parliament of the Great Britain. The parliament
would involve a President-General which would be chosen by the colonial congresses.
Galloway’s plan would have retained the British Empire calm, while permitting
the colonies to have their opinions over their peculiar matters. It was not acknowledged
by the Congress, which directed to the divergence of argument with the extremists
that increases the upper hand due to the presence of the Suffolk Resolves at the
congress. It was beaten by a vote of six to five on October 1774.
