Freedom Of Speech: The First Amendment In The United States

In the United States, freedom of speech should be accepted and not looked down upon. The First Amendment in the Constitution is supposed to protect our right to freedom of speech, we should be allowed to speak what is on our minds without consequence. Today, freedom of speech is not accepted and is always opposed. The government, your boss, your teachers and even your parents all tell you what you can and cannot say, this is unfair and unconstitutional. Freedom of speech is not protected anywhere, even online where the government is constantly looking at all your information posted. Even though the United States Constitution states they are to protect this right, they do the contrary.
Freedom of speech is a huge contradiction in American society. Although, the U.S Constitution is called to protect that right, it is a huge lie. Freedom of speech means the freedom not to be disturbed by someone else's speech (www.huffingtonpost.com). Nowadays we are not allowed to speak what is on our mind or what our true thoughts are. With many things that we say, we are reprimanded for our incorrect thoughts or views on something. We can be corrected what we say because of race, age, sexual preference, and what words we use. In extreme cases, police crackdown through mass arrests, illegal use of force, or …show more content…
The government has a system set up when you text of type a certain word, it pops up on a computer and someone minorities the conversation. That is unlaw for, freedom of speech and privacy. The rise of the national security state and the proliferation of new surveillance technologies have created new challenges to media freedom (www.aclu.org). The new surveillance is continuously growing, meaning everything online is more closely looked. The Government allows what is posted publicly online, that's where our freedom of speech is taken away. No matter where we are out freedom of speech is not