I agree with Caleb Yong article on how free speech is important because he explained how lead each person to form the own ideas and opinion and individualize themselves, and although it can lead to hate speeches there is also speeches that benefit for the better. It’s important for people to speak your opinion and ideas without having to have restriction on how important the matter is to you. Every speech has its negative and positive points but it usually the benefits out weigh the negative factor of the speech. I do think that is very important to keep in mind that every action has its…
Freedom of speech is both right and privilege that we can neither take it for granted nor back away. It’s important to find a middle ground where we can hear one another, where we can debate and disagree with respect. People in America have learn that is good to have an opinion and that you opinion…
Sojeong Lee Journalism 400 Exam 1 The First Amendment protects freedom of speech with restrictions made by the court to protect the peace of society. These exceptions include any speech that is libel, obscenity or incites imminent violence and illegal activity. The government may intervene and take action against the students if the material of the publication or their conduct is considered unprotected speech.…
One of the most important rights the American people have is the freedom of speech. The Constitution 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.” The freedom of speech and press gives the people the right to express their views, and hear the views of others. The American government is set up in a way that requires the ability of the people to express their views. While, freedom of speech is protected by the 1st amendment, not all forms of expression are.…
Freedom of speech is a river that gives sustenance to the people along its banks so that they may grow independent and strong. Without the freedoms given to citizens in the first amendment, no one would be able to express their opinions and ideas about anything. Added to the constitution in 1789, the Bill of Rights gives us civil liberties and prevents the government from having too much power. According to the first amendment, “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.”…
Overtime the Supreme Court has carved out different categories of speech. The Courts have established some speech to be totally protected by the First Amendment, some speech to not be protected by the First Amendment, and some speech to be subjected to different tests and standards to determine whether or not they are protected by the First Amendment. There is sort of this set hierarchy of different classes of speech from that of which is most protected to that of which is least protected. Speech that is subject to the prohibition without violating the First Amendment is speech that is deemed to be absolutely lacking in any type of value. Basically, the Courts have determined that some speech is just valueless and contributes nothing to our…
It is important to focus on all three of these factors in order to determine whether free speech is a good thing rather than make judgements about speech only based off the consequences. Citizens have the right to speak freely about anything especially the things that are not common belief. However, anyone who is around the speech has a right to disagree and comment back. Nevertheless, this does not mean that all speech is appropriate or pleasing to all receivers. Many…
Out of the first ten amendments in the Bill of Rights the one that is most important to me is the first amendment, and I think most other people will agree. It’s the most important amendment because it allows us to be free and express ourselves although there are limits to when it’s allowed. Anyone in the United States can practice any religion they want or to not even have one at all. If we didn’t have the first amendment our lives today would definitely be really different. With freedom of speech we are able to speak about things that we think are wrong and give our opinion on the issues.…
The first amendment of the constitution is the right of free speech; throughout our history the first amendment has been interpreted in a number of ways. Despite this fact all Americans agree that this is one of our most important rights, and lays the foundation for our nations core beliefs. The first amendment is a short statement “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.” (1) Though it holds a great deal of power, it upholds strong personal values, and sets a precedent for the future of our country.…
In conclusion the first amendment is very important. What would the United States be like if we did not have the first amendment how would live if we didn't have the freedom of speech it would be chaos because we would not be able to speak our mind and we wouldn't be able to defend anything that we think is right. So Imagine if we didn't have the two other rights how would we live it would be madness. That is why the first amendment is so important because it's give us our three basic rights and how they apply to…
I’m tired of everyone exclaiming that they have a right to freedom of speech. She has an opinion. He has an opinion. And their only ammunition is that they have right to freedom of speech, so they continue to carry on with their foolishness. I wished that we were a communist nation that had strict laws that prevented citizens from expressing their feelings about social, political, racial and even sexual dilemmas that one may face daily.…
Everyone in the U.S. has the same rights no matter what they look like or do. This is why United States of America is one the most flourishing countries in the world, because of it’s freedom. Of course, these privileges had to come from somewhere, and that is the Bill of Rights. On September 25, 1789, ten amendments were ratified by the congress of the United States. These Bill of Rights were created to protect the rights of the people.…
The right to having free speech is one of the basic human rights that pretty much everybody knows firsthand. Some people abuse this right, and some use it just right! Freedom of expression is super important because it enables the public to participate in the decision making spectrum of society with free range of information and ideas. Without this, people would be unable to make informed decisions, and things would be complete and utter chaos. The framers of the United States Constitution probably thought that through, which is why we even have the first amendment freedom of speech.…
Should there be a limit for individual expression or guidelines to public opinions? Freedom of speech has been a controversial topic for many years, it was created when democracy was established to protect the people and individual rights. Since then it has become more of an issue in modern society due to the constant action of restriction on everyday speech. It has been argued that limiting the right to express a person’s opinion could eventually cause more harm than good. Other people might disagree and argue that a set of limitations could be a positive action to eliminate the negative and violent outcomes freedom of speech creates.…
The ordinance is not a reasonable time, place, or manner restriction on the defendants’ freedom of speech because it is not narrowly tailored to promote or serve a significant government interest. The ordinance is not narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest because the ordinance did not promote the public’s general enjoyment of the park, the viability of the park, the public’s health, safety and, welfare, or protect the park from overuse and unsanitary conditions. Freedom of speech is subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions in traditional public forums. Doyle, 163 N.H. at 221. When analyzing the restriction, a court must first determine if the restriction is content-based or content-neutral.…