Freedom

America to me is freedom because the word America means the new world. This new world established new human race, independent in every aspect of life. America possibly is the only society with the freedom given to every individual. Our forefathers have given this freedom on the central idea of “free speech.” The right is free speech is evolutionary innate and prove of our existence. In our society, this right is so important that the writers of the ‘Bill of Rights’ gave it very first place and…

The Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom Written by one of the United States of America’s founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is a declaration of the right to religious freedom and separation of church and state. Jefferson first drafted the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1777 but the bill was not passed into law until January of 1786, seven years after being initially introduced to the Virginia General Assembly. Backed by dissenting sects,…

noted and well established for the people, by the people. The First Amendment to the US Constitution states in part: “Congress shall make no law... 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.” (US Consitution, Am. 1) Freedom of Speech is one of the most rapidly developing aspects of the doctrine that our nation was built on and for good reason. The 20th and 21st centuries have…

Freedom of Speech If freedom of speech is the first amendment of the constitution, then why can’t students use this amendment at universities across this great country? Freedom of speech is important to college campuses because the purpose of college is to break past the boundaries of where education stands today. It’s a place where students achieve higher education and where students can find other students with the common interests to form groups and recruit more students into those groups.…

What is Freedom of Speech? The Merriam-Webster dictionary define freedom of speech as “the right to express facts and opinions subject only to reasonable limitations (as the power of the government to protect itself from a clear and present danger) guaranteed by the 1st and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution and similar provisions of some state constitutions”. Freedom of speech is ones right to say what you please without fear of being punished, is among one of the most treasured freedoms…

Sedition Act of 1798 created a great debate over the meaning of freedom of speech and the press because it limited what people could say. The two opposing views were crafted by Henry Lee and James Madison. Lee believed that freedom of speech and the press meant exactly what it did when Blackstone wrote it for England, which is that it is a freedom from prior restraint and nothing more. However, Madison stated that the American concept of freedom of the press and speech went beyond what is stated…

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…

12/14/2016 Freedom of speech is one of the core principles of a democracy, and it is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States. Adopted in 1791, the First Amendment, states that “Congress shall make no law 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.” (Pilon, p. 13.) Our founding fathers have built a country where everybody can say, create, and do anything. The…

The right to freedom of speech is one of the best rights as an individual American citizen have. This rights give us the opportunity to speak our opinions of what we think. It’s good that we have freedom of speech, but some people don’t know how to use their freedom of speech in a nice way. People just like to talk and say mean things to other people. They don’t think or even care if they…

Having Free Speech is the basic right that Americans have, it is the ability to speaks one’s mind and ideas. Theres are many benefits to having the ability to project ideas without censorship. Caleb Yong author of “Does Freedom of Speech Include Hate Speech?” argues that the liberal justice has a special protection against the restriction of speech and expression, he calls it “Free Speech Principle” where it includes its “sensitivity to the distinction between coverage and protection (Yong)”…