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.
And this is why the First Amendment remains the first in importance. We continue to be divided and have disagreements about our most basic beliefs. This Amendment not only gives us the freedom to believe and practice our particular religions, but also the freedom to discuss and debate over these differences.