Speech On Freedom Of Speech

Free Speech is the American’s most important and used privilege provided by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Every American use this technique to express their beliefs and it is most often attacked freedom by the government. Although many critics argue for the unlimited boundaries and lesser interruption by the government to the freedom of speech, I support the systematical restrictions by the government. In my opinion, the extent of free speech is somewhere it can persuasive to its audience as well as less insulting to its opposing ones. I think it is offensive to insult any religious beliefs for the actions led by some members of the religion. For example, Muslims, we cannot pressure them to move from American

The founders of the United States government tried to protect our liberty by assuring a free press, to gather and publish information without being under control or power of another, in the First Amendment to the Constitution. We are not very protected by this guarantee, so we concern ourselves on account of special interest groups that are fighting to change the freedom of expression, the right to freely represent individual thoughts, feeling and views, in order to protect their families as well as others. These groups, religious or otherwise, believe that publishing unorthodox material is an abuse of free expression under the First Amendment. As we know, the Supreme Court plays an important role in the subject of free speech and

Speech is something that has existed since the beginning of time. However, the idea that speech is a given right is a relatively new idea and is not something all hierarchies stress, especially in impoverished countries. There have been historic events such as the Emancipation Proclamation in which Abraham Lincoln not only gave freedom to slaves but the same rights only few enjoyed, including the freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is more than just a right, it a right to challenge others opinions and voice our own. The First Amendment has given us the right to speak freely. “[It] guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. It forbids the congress from promoting one religion over the other and also restrict an individual’s religious practices” by constitution project website. We Americans have the right to voice our opinion, as well as express our beliefs regardless of what they might be. When higher education censors our speech and tell us what our duty to believe is, they then hinder the learning process. In reality, the duty of a higher education should be to expand what we deem as truth but to also challenge our beliefs, so that we can grow and open our minds to beliefs that we might see as contradictory to our values and principles, thereby making us a better well rounded human being.

Is freedom of expression really a right of American citizens, and if so, are there any limits? To start off, freedom of expression is the "right to express one's ideas and opinions freely through speech, writing, and other forms of communication, but without deliberately causing harm to others' character and/or reputation by false or misleading statements." There is no such thing as full freedom of expression. There are many articles and laws stating that a person has complete and utter freedom of expression, but they really do not.

In 399 BC Socrates stood in front of the jury at his trial and defied the code of the Hellenic order. In 1663 the great scientist Galileo hauled before the Vatican after claiming the sun does not revolve around the earth. In 1770, the French philosopher, Voltaire writes in a letter: 'Monsieur l'abbé, I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. In 1791 The First Amendment of the US Bill of Rights guarantees four freedoms: of religion, the press, the right to assemble and most important speech. Seeing that these events were momentul to our progression as society, this effortlessly answers the question; freedom of speech is fundamental in our progression as a society.

In the United States, Freedom of speech is utilized in numerous situations, with little to no repercussions. There are far too many negative opinions in the world that have no need in being brought into a professional work environment. If these negative view points are allowed into the work place many people, including the company itself, could be affected by the statements form those individuals. These statements could also be misinterpreted as a belief of the company, which could impact the livelihood of an organization and have a less than desirable affect towards the employer. Termination of an employee should be based on each institution’s best judgement of the situation or statement in question, and companies should be able to reasonably ascertain if an individual’s statements have any justifiable cause for termination. When it comes to the decision of whether or not an employer should have the power to fire an individual based on that worker’s public statements on race, gender, politics and the like, each employer should reserve the right to terminate any staff member’s employment .

The first amendment right protecting the freedom of speech has never been more relevant, as it has also never seen such great opposition like it does today, and people on either side of the political spectrum want to silence their opponents. Recent studies and polls show, “even though a larger share of Millennials favor allowing offensive speech, the 40% who oppose it is striking given that only around a quarter of Gen Xers (27%) and Boomers (24%) and roughly one-in-ten Silents (12%) say the government should be able to prevent such speech.” (Poushter 2015)

College Campuses are one of the places where individuals can practice their freedom of speech, which is protected by the first amendment. Petitions and debates which all fall under this amendment, are seen on campuses all over the United States but for some colleges, it is an issue. Petitions and debates expand the knowledge of students because they are being informed about issues that they might not know about. Also, students are exposed to other point of views that may not be exactly what their own opinions are. Isn’t that what college is for? To gain knowledge and learn? So why is it such an issue?

One of the most cherished rights we have as Americans is the freedom of speech. This is because it gives citizens of the United States of America a chance to use their voice on a given topic on events that have happened or how they think things should go. Lately, it seems as if our right has gradually been getting taken away from African American citizens more and more over time. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” This quote means that we stop living life because we do not speak on the things that are important and we as people “die” figuratively on the insides because we do not address the issue because we fear possibly losing our lives to address the problem at hand, so we become silent as a people out of fear.

Freedom of speech provides students the opportunity to develop the skills and talents needed to succeed in any future endeavor. It gives students the opportunity to freely debate or discuss any topic without fear of humiliation or punishment. Free speech is a privilege and a tool that not all people have access to and we should take advantage of it. We need to be teaching our students to debate and challenge opposing viewpoints not to ignore them. We need to be able to challenge old ideas to bring about change. America was founded with the idea of free speech and restricting it could be a step in the wrong direction. Freedom of speech is an important right deserved to all people and is a powerful tool in the development and education of our student’s minds.

We live in an age of progress, though it sometime may feel as though we are quite the contrary. Many politicians and public icons talk of banning speech that they consider as “offensive language”, even going as far as to berate anybody who has used the word in the past. This seems out of the ordinary, as the United States’ First Amendment was created to oppose censoring language deemed as offensive, in favor of freedom of expression. So why are we moving towards the opposite? Hate speech, or any other “offensive language”, should remain under Freedom of Speech.

Terrorist groups are hiding behind the first amendment in order to harm the country. Al Qaeda and jihadist allies know and understand the influence and power that speech itself can have, thus they take advantage of others. However, the government seems to be underestimating the fact that words and intentions can certainly become actions. The government should take the first step for a change, and regulate or prosecute the use of dangerous speech that can lead or influence others to violence before we have a larger group of individuals threatening this society with the excuse that they are implementing their rights.

The right to freedom of speech, is a cornerstone of what this country was built on. In the original 13 colonies, colonists were prohibited from voicing their opinions against the king in England. Since then, our nation has fought to secure these liberties; however, what exactly is freedom of speech? Our constitution is not completely clear on this, for instance, our first amendment reads 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.” This effectively translates to mean that the government cannot conjure up a law to ban free speech, but it still does not address what it even is. It might not sound like an issue now, but the difference in perceptions on what it does mean not only changes the foundation of the country but, it also dictates who can do what and who can say what. In the recent news there have been two types of speech that have plagued the headlines, symbolic and offensive speech.

No One can ever say that there is going to be perfect speech I have a high doubt that humans will ever get the point of being able to take in others opinions and look at their views from another perspective. This is a big threat recently on college campuses as this reality sunk in to people all around the United States, that maybe your free speech isn't as free as one would believe. As the word free is defined as not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes. Can we confidently state that we have this on all college campuses today? Can we say that we will ever have Free Speech in our society?

Democracy is one of the most significant contributions of the ancient Greeks, and it became one of the central sources for the development of Western civilization. The ancient Greeks were pioneers of free speech. Their theater, literature, and educational institutions explored the human experience, freedom of expression, and questioning of authority. Freedom of speech is the power or right to express one's opinions without censorship, restraint, or legal penalty, cornerstone of democracy. Throughout history freedom of speech has been the most feared threat to those in political, religious and administrative power positions. Consequently, freedom of speech is a powerful resource in order to approach truth and change, but now taken for granted, is misused. Freedom of speech does not give a person the right to do things that are harmful to society. Limitations are necessary in a democratic society for the protection of others such as false speech that harms reputation, threatening speech and speech intended to cause criminal activity.