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" Congress Shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, or to petition the government for a redress of gr ....

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.... other then the established one. In the years to come people would come to America to seek religious freedom and they got it. In 1811, when James Madison was president, he vetoed a bill passed by Congress incorporating a church organization. England was also an influence on how we handled the press, since we were trying to break away from them and be different and independent. England had pollicies wearies printers, publishers, and writers could not print, publish, or basically write anything unless it was inspected by the King or some higher power. America thought this must be wrong and so allowed our papers and printers and writers to do what they ....