Wednesday, March 01, 2006

This Should Come as no Surprise

BBC NEWS | Americas | Simpsons 'trump' First Amendment:
"The Simpsons are household names all over the world
Americans know more about The Simpsons TV show than the US Constitution's First Amendment, an opinion poll says.

Only one in four could name more than one of the five freedoms it upholds but more than half could name at least two members of the cartoon family.

About one in five thought the right to own a pet was one of the freedoms.

A new museum dedicated to the First Amendment said the findings showed there was a pressing need to explain one of America's basic laws better."

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