“I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”. This statement is credited to Voltaire, a French writer in the mid 1700s. Freedom of speech is a divine right, a human right, Without freedom of speech, opinions, positive and negative, will be suppressed, which will allot more power to people in positions of power. Freedom of speech is a natural right, it is protected by the First Amendment and it can not be taken away. Many people “agree’ with freedom of speech until someone does something they don’t agree with. Colin Kaepernick is a prime example.
He had sat in silence for far too long. Colin Kaepernick, a man fighting for a starting quarterback position out west with the San Francisco 49ers, refused …show more content…
College is a place for learning and growing academically and as a human being. How is one supposed to learn and grow if they are not allowed to speak their mind, to voice their opinions? At Logan Middle school in West Virginia, Jared Marcum was suspended because he refused to turn his t-shirt that featured a gun inside out.
On April 18, 2013, student Jared Marcum, who was 14 at the time, wore a T-shirt with the NRA logo and a hunting rifle that said “PROTECT YOUR RIGHT.”[...]the school secretary said the shirt violated the school’s dress code and instructed Marcum to turn it inside out or face suspension, according to the complaint filed last month in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.[...]he is passionate about his right to own firearms, and some person that has an opposite belief tells him to turn it inside out because it’s against a rule that doesn’t exist,” (Keierleber)
Jared Marcum was the right to voice his opinion. His beliefs are different than those of the teacher, but that can not take away his constitutional right to freedom of speech under any
He had sat in silence for far too long. Colin Kaepernick, a man fighting for a starting quarterback position out west with the San Francisco 49ers, refused …show more content…
College is a place for learning and growing academically and as a human being. How is one supposed to learn and grow if they are not allowed to speak their mind, to voice their opinions? At Logan Middle school in West Virginia, Jared Marcum was suspended because he refused to turn his t-shirt that featured a gun inside out.
On April 18, 2013, student Jared Marcum, who was 14 at the time, wore a T-shirt with the NRA logo and a hunting rifle that said “PROTECT YOUR RIGHT.”[...]the school secretary said the shirt violated the school’s dress code and instructed Marcum to turn it inside out or face suspension, according to the complaint filed last month in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.[...]he is passionate about his right to own firearms, and some person that has an opposite belief tells him to turn it inside out because it’s against a rule that doesn’t exist,” (Keierleber)
Jared Marcum was the right to voice his opinion. His beliefs are different than those of the teacher, but that can not take away his constitutional right to freedom of speech under any