"God's love is so great that he gave up his only...CUT!"

Valedictorian sues Nev. school for cutting off speech. August 22,2010
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=17162

Amendment 1: Freedom of religion, press, expression.
"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."

        On June 15th, 2006, highschool valedictorian , Brittany McComb, had the microphone cut off in the middle of her speech on graduation day. No, this was not a minor mistake, but a violation of her rights to fredom of speech and religion.
        "God’s love is so great that he gave his only son up", is what was said before an employee of the school located in Nevada cut off the microphone. Without the microphone, McComb proceeded to finish her sentence and said “...to an excruciating death on a cross so his blood would cover all our shortcomings and provide for us a way to heaven in accepting this grace.” Some audience members then stood up and chanted "Let her speak!" McComb was warned that the microphone would be cut off if she didnt revise her speech. She didnt follow orders because she wanted people to know what "inspired her to keep going."
       Because of the schools actions, Brittany McComb decided to file a suit on July that named the principal, assistant principal and the employee who pulled the plug.
        If I were one of the audience members, I would probably be one of the people yelling "Let her speak!" She had every right to say who her biggest motivator was. If her inspiration had been her mother, no one would have ever thought to pull the plug on the microphone. This violates the first amendment because Brittany McComb, like every other American has the rights to freedom of speech. When the plug was pulled, her rights were ignored.