Oh we've had our idiots, no question about that. One of the strengths of the constitution is its ability to weather things like that and get right back on track. Trust me, reading through civil liberties and constitutional law we've dealt with a LOT worse. Almost universally, however anything that went into the courtroom under the First Amendment got knocked up to the Supreme Court, where it was struck down. 

There's a lot to the power play between the 3 branches and it shifts over time. Some of it is actually really interesting to read. If you look through legal history you're going to be hard pressed to find anyone sitting on the SC who ruled against the First Amendment. 

What you're thinking of is a time when legislature was flexing its muscle and passing stupid laws willy nilly. The best way to get rid of a bad law is to enforce it to the letter. So you enforce it harshly, it eventually gets to the SC, and it's struck down with a 9-0 decision, which is the court's way of saying "don't ever pass a law like that again."  The courts are reluctant to flex their muscle, striking something down directly, but they have the power to do so.

I  appreciate that countries have their freedoms, but I really love living in a country where anyone can be a complete and total crackpot idiot, say whatever they want, and they're not going to get thrown in jail for it. It's the principal of the government not interfering with your life, even if you choose to flush it down the toilet on something stupid like neo-naziism. 

That's mostly a paternalist vs libertarian argument, roughly those 2 schools of thought. I personally lean toward libertarian (not the crazy kind) because governments are mostly stupid and incompetent.  I'd rather have no parent than an incompetent one.

Wow, wall of text. My undergrad was philosophy (political philosophy and logic especially) and I'm almost through law school specializing in Constitutional law. So all this politics stuff is like porn for me.  Sorry if I offended, I didn't mean it.  It's just that now that I'm getting to the point where I'm starting to understand how the system works,  I'm  happy with it and wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

You only need a license for hand guns or concealed carry here. Rifles of any type you can get over the counter if you want. 

Our laws work very differently, but if someone breaks into your home, depending on where you live, if your judgment finds it hostile, you can shoot them. Most of it falls under what's called Castle Doctrine here, and even it varies wildly from state to state. I think in Texas it's legal if they look at you funny from out on the sidewalk--on the other side of the street.

Again, a lot of this ultimately boils down to what goes on inside the courtroom here. The general rule of thumb in this country is "the less regulation, the better." I like that a lot from a philosophical standpoint, I don't want to be regulated in my private life. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. 

 I assume you're referring to the World Wars and the centuries of relatively low-key conflicts that preceeded it. Those wars are one of the principle driving forces behind the EU. Europe witnessed first-hand the devastation of total war on a scale which is little more than an academic concept in the rest of the world. Children in Europe grow up surrounded by war memorials and unexploded ordinance.

 The EU is meant to ensure that such an event doesn't happen a third time. The purpose is to build as many links of understanding between European nations as possible, to develop a network of co-dependancy and tolerance that would make military conflict within the EU incomprehensible.

English practically already is the common langauge around the world.  Like half the world speaks it I think. 

 Oh....Guns for hunting =/=  Guns like Uzi's.   I can just go to a gun store and buy a hunting gun I can understand that but I don't understand why people want a (example) Uzi for.

If you want to have one you can have one too but with conditions.  I thought like going to a psychiater and he just will see if you have no mental problems and (not sure) if you are in a shooting club.

I don't know how it is in the USA or in the other EU countries.

Answer of your question:   Of course you may have a gun if you are a hunter then it is not a problem at all.

But if you want something like a Uzi then I prefer that the government makes it difficult for you to get one (I prefer to make it very difficult than to make it to very easy) with all those accidents the last years (shooting on schools) it is better to make it difficult imo.

It is true that it is your government's job to protect your rights but it is also your government's job to protect the people and I think making it easy to get a gun is not a good thing.

And what is the difference of the bill of rights and uhm example the rights of the people in the UK?

I am pretty sure freedom of speech is the case in the most EU countries.

I think you should learn more about the laws of Europe(an countries).

ANd I think should learn more about yours. 

I don't agree with him word for word, but cAPSLOCK has made the point.

I'm not so happy-go-lucky about America right now. We haven't been doing a good job of protecting and following the Constitution for the last century or so.

Revelations talks about this union in the Bible. That is why Christians would not like it and see it as a sign of the end of the world. I am also a strong christian, though I do not denote logic and science. I just do not see anything supporting either side 100% and believe they can coexist. Everyone needs to believe in something as we are Human.

The first 5 of the 7 seals to unlocking tribulation have actually already happened if anyone is interested in hearing my interpretation. I just find prophecy, the supernatural, effect of religion on the mind and culture, as well as evidence of alternate realities and parallel universes fascinating. People fear what they do not know and these days those fears are dealt with by pretending none of it exists, but there is no solid evidence that it does not. It is sad though that much of our passion, imagination, and creativity is stifled by hate and growing dependence on what we "see."

 The most spoken language will probably be Mandarin (Chinese) and Hindi (India) and I am not sure about Spanish (doesn't South Africa speaks it too?).

I believe in the fact that a world without religion is the best.