Role Of Public Administrators During Protecting Civil Liberties

Firstly, liberty can be defined as the equal freedom from oppression and restriction in a society. Freedom is what the United States was designed to give most people however it is still being worked on in present day. Freedom is wanted for all American and is the essential focus in this country. There are two different types of liberty negative and positive liberty. Both negative and positive liberties can be debated on what is best for American society. According to Morone and Kersh, negative liberty can be defined as the freedom from the absence of restraint, (12). Negative liberty position is for the freedom from restriction of government on what the individual can or should do in society. The only restriction to a person should be if a person wants to harm another individual. Conservatives and libertarians are usually in favor of negative liberty. Positive liberty belief is that there should be freedom

Although liberals agree about the value of liberty, their views on what it means to be ‘free’ vary significantly. It was Isaiah Berlin who first created the concepts of negative and positive freedom that helped to differentiate between the two liberals’ views of freedom. The concept of negative freedom was adopted by classical liberals, who believed that freedom was defined as being left alone and free from interference. Classical liberals believed this theory to mean that individuals should be free from external restrictions or constraints. Modern liberals, on the other hand, believed in positive freedom. This, modernist’s perceived to means that all individuals have the ability to be their own master, and thus reach full autonomy. Unlike classical liberals, who had little faith in humankind, Modernists conveyed humans in a much more positive light: people are rational beings that are capable, and therefore should be able, to flourish and

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear” (George Orwell). Whether the opinion is of extreme offense or not, censorship is not the answer nor is the limitation of the freedom of speech. Emerging the truth, can only be possible through the opposition of ideas, thus with no boundries, the full protection of freedom of speech is a necessary quality of any society.

Another area in which it is suggested that modern liberalism has departed from classical liberalism is freedom. Classical liberals believe in negative freedom. This is simply that there should be an absence of external constraints on the individual and as such they should be left alone to make their own choices. In this way classical liberals were heavily influenced by the natural rights theories of John Locke and Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson claimed that we were born with inalienable rights and therefore no individual or government had the right to take these away. Freedom from constraints is therefore an essential condition for exercising these rights. In practise, this has meant that classical liberals have advocated a minimal state or what John Locke referred to as the ‘night-watchman state’. The activities of this state should be limited to the enforcement of contracts, maintaining order and protection from foreign threats to prevent the state from infringing on individual liberties as much as possible.

In the United States we enjoy many freedoms. There are many place throughout the world that don’t allow you to live your life with the flexibilities that a United States citizen may possess. These right are given by the Unites States constitution has made this country become pioneers of innovation, and cultural development. Having a right to express yourself and your ideals have made this the home of immigrates with the ambition to develop into major contributors in modern society. One freedom we enjoy, I would like to discuss in this paper is freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is one the world’s most sort after rights but as of lately it has been under attack stating it may cause national security issues. In this paper we will look at the development of the First Amendment and how newly enacted laws that will cause the government to label people or groups enacting this rights as extremist.

Classical liberalism allow an individual to use primary social value of liberty in the political culture that extent until liberties of the others disturbed. Classical liberal ideas often form the basis for opposition to the use of government to attain social and personal objectives. They stress reliance on private the free market to determine the best outcomes rather than the private initiatives [1].

Legal historian Geoffrey Stones claims that the government of the United States has in the past overreacted in times of war and crisis, and has seriously violated many civil liberties. A democracy requires high levels of civil rights, liberties, and political openness in order for its citizens to fully participate in political election, and other governmental activities; however, the demands of national security usually require much less openness, secrecy, and limitations on civil rights and liberties. Throughout history there have been times were large numbers of individuals have experienced political discrimination and have had great difficulty exercising their civil liberties. Ethnic minority groups, and immigrants have been among the most targeted by the government in times of crisis. Under conditions of war, American civil liberties and political participation are usually curtailed and violated in many ways by the government, usually with the active support of some groups and people in society. Times of national security threat are often accompanied by what historian Richard Hofstadter calls “the paranoid style in American politics.” In other words, war produces preoccupation with internal threats to national security, and some groups with in society are targeted as security ricks because of their ethnic or political belief. This paper will briefly explore different times and crisis were civil liberties have been obstructed by the government for national security

Showing that governments while insuring people’s social rights, and basic liberties should not be silencing their citizens. Since the freedom of speech is one of the many pillars holding up socialist societies.

We must first understand the difference between a liberal and conservative beliefs which tend to shape our country today. According to an article, Liberals believe in government action to achieve equal opportunity and equality for all. It is the duty of the government to alleviate social ills and to protect

In classic liberals eyes, true freedom is that when the individual is left completely to their own desire, at best the state can be seen as ‘a necessary evil’, or as Jefferson summed up, “Government is best when governed least”. On the other hand there are the modern liberals, who in contrast, have advanced a developmental form of individualism that prioritises human flourishing over the quest for interest satisfaction. This idea says that people can be developed in order to become the best person they can be. In contrast to classic liberals, modern liberals follow positive freedom. This was an idea proposed by Green in the late nineteenth centaury; it recognizes that liberty may also be threatened by social disadvantage and inequality. This, in turn, implied a revised view of the state. By protecting individuals from the social evils that threaten to limit their lives, the state can expand freedom, and not merely diminish it. In the place of the old minimal state, modern liberals have devised a new ‘enabling state’, exercising an increasingly wide range of social and economic responsibilities. Therefore modern liberals differ from the classic liberal in terms of the individual, as the classics believe the state restricts and limits individual freedom, whereas modern liberals see the state as enabling and protective, and can therefore boost levels of individual freedom

For the purposes of this essay, I define liberalism as a school of political thought concerned with liberty,

My thoughts are mixed upon the article “Sorry, College Kids, There’s No Such Thing As Hate Speech”. My initial thought about this article is a total agreement towards it. I do agree that there's no such thing as “hate speech”. In the article, they describe some topics that affiliate with hate crime/speech. For example, the author states the ideas affiliated with abortion, transgenders, and illegal immigration. Free speech matters. Although some might have a positive outlook towards transgenders, others might have a negative outlook towards them, thoroughly getting into an argument about it. But, that's not “hate speech”, it's free speech. Freedom to speak your opinions. However,

A conflicting idea arises when irresponsible people take advantage of the various freedoms of speech and use it as a tolerant to do others verbal harm. If someone bullies an individual and posts hateful things toward them on the internet, does freedom of speech sustain that? Freedom of speech is the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint1. If someone says or posts something verbally harsh about someone else, are they not voicing their opinion on that particular individual?

The writer of this article, Ronald Eissens is the Secretariat for the International Network Against Cyber Hate (INACH) and this article discusses the problem of hate speech. I am going to use this article in the first body paragraph and. Some other body paragraphs as well. I use this article as a source because of three reasons. First – in the authors' view in this article Eissens explain strongly about hate speech and its consequences with evidence. Second – Eissen supports the topic by strong and truthful cases that the prohibition of hate speech is not contradictory to free speech. Third - Eissen explains well what is the best protection against hate speech. Generally, I found this document use full as the source for my next essay and to argue about the topic.

Like most democratic nations in the world, the United States has had its own fair share of issues with hate speech. There has been a lot of controversy over whether hate speech should be regulated. In analyzing the concept of free speech, one cannot ignore that it does not occur in a vacuum. There have been all types of debasements ranging from ethnic, religious, racial and gendered stereotyping. Freedom of speech inherently includes all other fundamental human rights. Hence, as acknowledged through natural rights, other rights and personhood should adamantly be included within this scope of this protection. Hate speech is a limit on free speech, as it not only puts the victim under deliberate psychological and physical harm, but also