The Importance Of Equality In America

“Dreams from 1991 are becoming reality. We will build good relations between nations and people. We will strive towards mutual respect and equality of every individual, sex, race and national or any other minority.”- Janez Drnovsek (Brainyquote.com). From the beginning of the Bill of Rights to the end of slavery and equal voting rights, equality has come a long way with the Constitution in play.
Arguments can be made that the Constitution doesn’t have the quality to enhance the equality of America, but others would state that America has made advancements with the Constitution in hand.
The Amendments along with the past of America’s fight for equality in religion and race have shown how far America has progressed with the Constitution.

Religion

has been a big part of the war America has been fighting, many have experienced the punishment for not believing the ideology of something they think is wrong, but over the years the Constitution has allowed us to have faith in what we think is correct. According to realcourage.org, America has been a place to freely think of what one believes. Under the Constitution, religion has been freely taught throughout America. Some fled from their countries to seek freedom in religion, when the people of America decided to make this country different, with more freedom and equality. Amendment 1 gives this freedom by acknowledging that a person can have faith in whichever religion they deem worthy, giving everyone the equality they deserve. Aclu.org states, “This fundamental freedom is a major reason why the U.S. has managed to avoid a lot of the religious conflicts that have torn so many other nations apart.” Religious freedom is something that mostly everyone in America looks up to, to have a say in their own beliefs, because they know they won’t be punished for having their own opinion.
When the Constitution was being made, the people who fought for this country had different beliefs themselves, so they knew the best way to make sure equality was available. Under the Constitution, religious equality gave America a new perspective for every belief, as people all over the world joined together, but it wasn’t until after The Bill of Rights, that the fairness was among the race of people was present.

Over the early stages of America, many have experienced the wrath of discrimination against race, this unequal treatment has brought out the fight in Americans to right the wrong along with the Constitution. Amendment 13 states, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." Discrimination was shown by slavery, but when Amendment 13 was ratified, some realized the inequality given to the colored and rose along with them for equal treatment.
Without Amendment 13, the states would still have power over slavery, which would have limited mostly every equality one had, but now it’s ensured that all slaves have the freedom and the equality they deserve. Amendment 14 states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” This shows how citizenship was granted to those who were born here in America, as any race. When the states couldn’t take away anything that was against this amendment, every race had a new chance to live a life like every American without being cast down upon. After the Bill of Rights, discrimination was something most races in America feared upon, but when the other amendments came along, the equality and freedom they deserved slowly returned to them; but loopholes were still found in these amendments destroying the peaceful country.

Some argue that the Constitution doesn’t have what it takes to ensure equality in America, but others can counter this argument and claim that the Constitution covers every form of equality.

The First Amendment states, “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, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Freedom of speech could be used against certain groups to hurt or be rude to them, this can become threatening to others and make them feel insecure. On the other hand some type of speeches aren’t allowed, because of the affect they can have on others when said to them outloud. According to shmoop.com, the Constitution specifically states that we either have the right or freedom to do something, but doesn’t state anything about equality. We have the freedom to do what we want within the law, the Constitution, but that doesn’t mean that everyone is treating each other with fairness and equality. Through the freedom of the Constitution, arguments can be made that equality can be achieved, because of what we are and aren’t allowed to do. Over the years, after the making of the Constitution, America has learned to treat each other with the respect and equality they have earned; even through those loopholes, we have made

advancements.

The Amendments along with the past of America’s fight for equality in religion and race have shown how far America has progressed with the Constitution. Under the Constitution, religious equality gave America a new perspective for every belief, as people all over the world joined together, but it wasn’t until after The Bill of Rights, that the fairness was among the race of people was present.
After the Bill of Rights, discrimination was something most races in America feared upon, but when the other amendments came along, the equality and freedom they deserved slowly returned to them; but loopholes were still found in these amendments destroying the peaceful country. Over the years, after the making of the Constitution, America has learned to treat each other with the respect and equality they have earned; even through those loopholes, we have made advancements. America has come a long way in a war that has and will be raging for years and years still yet to come, but under the Constitution, America has made big leaps to have equality and become a country of freedom and liberty; someday America will become that perfect country full of equality as individuals learn in society to treat everyone equally.