But you cannot give credence to the other amendments without the right that forms the basis of the Bill of Rights. You can Google: "What is the Bill of Rights for?" and will claim that it was created to help protect individual liberties and prohibit certain government powers. And where are our individual freedoms declared? The First Amendment. Our First Amendment should be the most important because without it we could not follow the other 9 amendments. It allows us to express our opinions without fear of retaliation from the government. Without the affirmation of our fundamental and essential rights, the other 9 amendments would have almost no meaning