Please see below for details. From a small, struggling cooperative with eight Members â all owners of their own grocery stores â Wakefern Food Corp., the merchandising and distribution arm for ShopRite, has grown into the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States and the largest employer in New Jersey.
The first amendment is so controversial because it speaks about many different things that are important to people. It gives people the freedom of speech, press, religion and assembly.
The Bill of Rights was a controversial idea when it was proposed in 1789 because a majority of the founding fathers had already entertained and rejected the idea of including a Bill of Rights in the original 1787 Constitution. For most people living today, this decision might seem a little strange.