Wednesday, March 01, 2006

1st Amendment vs The Simpsons

A study by the new McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum found that 22 percent of Americans could name all five Simpson family members, compared with just one in 1,000 people who could name all five First Amendment freedoms.

"It also showed that people misidentified First Amendment rights. About one in five people thought the right to own a pet was protected, and 38 percent said they believed the right against self-incrimination contained in the Fifth Amendment was a First Amendment right, the survey found."

"The survey found more people could name the three "American Idol" judges than identify three First Amendment rights."

For the record, I could name 3 freedoms, 5 Simpsons, and 2 Idol judges.

1 comment:

Ontario Emperor said...

And more people knew about Paula than Simon. Perhaps people think that the Danish cartoon issue should be decided via call in number.