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VIEWPOINT wngress 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. The First Amendment to the Constitution Viewpoints Editor David Kubissa: 798-1327 I viewpointspressconnects.com I PRESS I pressconnects.com I Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8A Ifjc iVofc-ig3 a A I LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Italic I icrx Ncivs Journal www. anAyiarlett5.r.on First optimism, next action Paterson's words need implementation During his State of the State address last Wednesday, Gov. David Paterson acknowledged our current crisis as a "winter of reckoning" for our state. He added that the "years of living in the margins of our means" must come to an end.