Free Speech Freedom Of Speech

Throughout history, the United States Constitution has been put to the test over the issue of free speech. The First Amendment states, "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." Even though free speech is one of the core American values proudly embedded in each citizen, some poopAmericans find themselves torn between whether or not to limit the freedom of speech on behalf of hate speech. Most law-abiding citizens disagree with hate speech, but must realize even speech that promotes hate, racism, and even crime

Throughout the years, the first amendment of the United States constitution has protected the right of freedom of speech,giving our community the privilege of express our thoughts without fear of being punished. The United States first amendment gives the people the privilege to express their thoughts without fear of punishment. The first amendments has brought a massive controversy in the society and between countries. Freedom of speech gives the people liberty, but in some instances should be limited because individuals have used it as an excuse to freely discriminate races, religions and others sexual orientation; however, it should not be limited in certain cases like people protesting for their rights in a positive way, without prejudice

The First Amendment of the constitution is the most significant political statement in the history of the United States. The ability to speak freely is a value that is cherished by most American citizens. In many countries around the world, people are sent to prison, or even executed, for expressing opinions not shared by the government. In the United States, any government official, no matter how powerful, must abide by the opinions of the people, even when those opinions are brutal, or even unfair. Free speech is probably the best known and most revered of our constitutional rights in the U.S., but it not always easy to define what exactly is speech. As humans, we have many ways of expressing our thoughts, opinions, and beliefs. Especially, since we are part of an innovative society that is constantly evolving.

That applies greatly to the freedoms of expression guaranteed to us by the Bill of Rights as well. Over the years, court cases have specified what Madison meant when he wrote that citizens would have freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly. We all follow the same basic restrictions on freedom of expression which fall into the three categories of time, place, and manner. When looking into the potential limits of freedom of expression, you must understand the cause and effects of the people using those rights on the people as a whole. In Abrams v. United States, the defendants threw leaflets out the window that contained material that were said to be against the U.S.’s actions to impede the Russian Revolution. The court found them guilty for resisting the war effort and calling for the curtailment of war products. Was this a violation of the defendant’s right to freedom of speech? No, this was not a violation of the first amendment to freedom of speech because it was claimed that there was a call for violent action or a riot during a fragile time in the U.S. Although cases in which freedom of speech are discussed are often highly controversial, it is only because of the importance of both the freedom of speech as well as the limits on freedom of

The First Amendment, freedom of speech, has proven to have made a tremendous impact on our history and the course we have taken. Our country has been transformed throughout history to appreciate the different cultures, religions, and traditions; from a simple act as speaking up to what we think is right we have seen our nation grow and prosper. As citizens, we are entitled to express our opinions and this right must be respected. However, we have taken advantage of this amendment. Nowadays, freedom of speech has become more destructive than supportive. Freedom of speech means giving everyone a chance to speak up; this does not give us the right to harm other individuals.

One negative impact the federalism has on freedom of speech is that it protects everyone, including people who protest, pickets, and demonstrations of hate speech. By the same token the Ku Klux Klan expressed racial views, and were protected. American flags could burn as an act of political protest. One of the most uniquely hateful groups is the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, who are a small fringe religious group, that tried to live by the bible. In March 2006 they picketed at an ebullient U.S. Marines funeral. The Marines name is Mathew Snyder who died in Iraq fighting for a free country. During the picketing they had signs that stated God hates America, fag troops, thank god for dead soldiers and many more. The Snyder's dad tried to sue the church for defamation of character and inflicting emotional stress on his family. This case went all the way to the Supreme Court in 2010, the church was protected under the freedom of speech in an 8-1 decision. A Socialist Party leader Eugene Debs spoke out about the draft, and received a sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Supreme Court was protecting all kinds of freedom of speech. Correspondingly Congress passed a bill in 2012 called The Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act. Not only does the bill prohibit demonstrators from picketing military funerals two hours before, but

Many people come to the United States looking for freedom and liberty and where their essential rights are protected under the Constitution. However, freedom should not be taken for granted as for every rule there may be limits. The First Amendment of the United States’ Constitution states that “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” (Corwin 48). In other words, the First Amendment granted freedom of religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly, and petition. The First Amendment is clear enough for anyone to comprehend and process easily; however, people sometimes misunderstand their rights by doing what their First Amendment right does not protect, especially when it comes to freedom of speech. Seven of the most important law cases in the United States’ history are what shaped the American’s society and allowed people to hopefully know and recognize their limits and restrictions when it comes to their speech whether it was a literal speech or a symbolic speech.

The First Amendment states that a person has the right to freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of press. Although these things are clearly stated in the constitution, these rights are beginning to be compromised, and taken from the American people. Many people in America are not able to say their views in fear of offending someone else with the comments. This is a problem that many people are facing especially on the right side of the political spectrum. Some people believe that people should not be able to speak their minds in public places, but that is wrong because the constitution states that any person has the right to say what they want to.

Under the First Amendment, we as Americans have protected rights known as Freedom of Speech. How I see Freedom of Speech is it gives us the right to voice our own opinions without any retaliation or repercussions. An example in which Freedom of Speech may be utilized is before, during and after a Presidential Election. Many people will have their own opinions about how they see each Presidential Candidate fit or unfit. Alot of times after people exercise this right, Rallys and Protests occur. Unfortunetly sometimes when this does happen, boundaries are overstepped. This can result in threats, crimes, slander ad even people getting

The First Amendment say’s “Congress can make no law not allowing freedom of speech to be used by the people”. Now I will give u some historical background. The First Amendment without a doubt was an action against the silence of free speech that existed in The English society. Until 1694, there was a complicated system of licensing in England, and no public was allowed without a government license. Blackstone, with his famous commentaries in law, said that “the liberty of the press say’s laying no previous restraints upon publications, and not in freedom from censure for criminal stuff when published... To subject the press to the power of a license . . . is to subject all of the freedom of sentiment to the power of one man, and make him the

Residents of a nation may have a difference of opinions about whether or not the United States has solved the problems within the nation, but the complications in the country do not involve the law anymore. The dilemmas involve the citizens who refuse to abide by the law, hence civil liberties are no longer the concern, the American people are. Throughout American history a bountiful of civil liberty issues have arisen, but the civil liberty issues of the American past, such as censorship, segregation, and gender inequality have been resolved.

rotects 1. The rights or reputations of others,national security,public order, public health,morals. The freedom of speech law does not protect incitement murer, sale of pornography to children and hateful speeches or anything of that sort. In the United states people are free to critizie religion and government because it is not illegal and it isnt hurting

First, the government does not have the right to make laws abridging the freedom of speech. Free speech preserves liberty by preventing the spread of uncontrollable power. Free speech serves as a “check and balance” for the Government limiting it will take away that form of check and balance. “The 1st amendment was founded from the principles of John Locke. Under the social compact, sovereignty always rests with the people, who never surrender their natural right to protest, or even revolt, when the state exceeds the limit of legitimate authority” (Milovanovic). John Locke followed principles that should be fully enforced. Although some people may say hurtful things, it is still their opinion. 70% of Americans agreed that people should have the right to free speech, even if their words are offensive. Also, Freedom of Speech is a civilian 's way to check

Freedom of speech was added to The Constitution of the United States on December 15th, 1791 as well as freedom of religion, press and the right to assemble. It became the first amendment of the Bill of Rights and was ratify by James Madison, one of the most important authors of The Constitution, at the first congressional meeting where he proposed and later established nine more amendments, in order to please the Anti- federalist and continue with the new form of government. Madison wanted to make sure that the people needed to be protected not only from the federal government but also the state government; however, by the time the colonies separated from Britain, many of the political views was still practice and mainly call republicanism. Republicanism meant that the popular sovereignty was an important aspect of politics, it was ruled by the people but at that time it was believed that people needed to satisfied not their own necessities or believes but the communities. Since this was the ideology behind the freedom of speech, the laws was not as protecting as they are today. Many like President George Washington and Thomas Jefferson used this right to try silence the opposite critics towards the new government and the kind of words use to describe the opposition. Freedom of speech is more protected now than it was before, people in the colonies were getting out of a government where the King didn’t listen to the public request. The founding fathers wanted

The first Amendments and it’s protections of speech, religion, press, and assembly are considered almost sacred rights by the American people, but in light of recent events such as the rise in prominence of the alt-right movement and white nationalist protests occurring on college campuses, we must review how certain rights and privileges granted by our constitution are misused by groups that perpetuate hate, violence, and fear. In this paper, I would like to argue that hate speech, and other forms of speech that injure shouldn’t be protected by the First Amendment’s free speech clause because it has the power to incite people to violence and cause harm to marginalized groups.