1st Amendment Research Paper
Ambrunee: All the turmoil, yelling, screaming and arguing going on right now in our country is proof of how great of a country America is. In America, we truly have the freedom of speech.
The first amendment 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; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
Arielle: Freedom of speech can be limited when it breaks the state's compelling interest. For example, if a teacher begins to teach their own religion, it breaks a state’s compelling interest. The students can not walk out of school, unlike in a mall, where …show more content…
They could say things to incite harmful actions against others like screaming “FIRE” in a crowded theatre or allowing a student to make an obscene speech at a school-sponsored event. They would not get in trouble because they would legally be permitted to express themselves. In the case Whitney vs. California the court found that freedom of speech guaranteed by the 1st amendment is not an absolute right. In the case tinker vs.Des moines Yes, we should be allowed to say our mind, but at what cost? Some things you would prefer to keep to yourself, then share aloud. Though some things are cruel, we cannot limit opinions that are contrary to popular belief or unorthodox …show more content…
If somebody said everyone should hit women because they are a woman, and someone went out and did that. The aggressor would be charged with assault. The speaker was only stating an opinion and assuming he never hit anybody is at no legal prosecution. Being literal(person who did it) and figurative(The person speaking). In Brandenburg v. Ohio, A man named Clarence Brandenburg, a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) leader in rural Ohio, asked a reporter at a Cincinnati television station and invited him to cover a KKK rally that would take place in Hamilton County in the summer of 1964. Some of it was videotaped. In them, many people are burning crosses and calling for violence against African Americans and Jewish
The first amendment 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; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
Arielle: Freedom of speech can be limited when it breaks the state's compelling interest. For example, if a teacher begins to teach their own religion, it breaks a state’s compelling interest. The students can not walk out of school, unlike in a mall, where …show more content…
They could say things to incite harmful actions against others like screaming “FIRE” in a crowded theatre or allowing a student to make an obscene speech at a school-sponsored event. They would not get in trouble because they would legally be permitted to express themselves. In the case Whitney vs. California the court found that freedom of speech guaranteed by the 1st amendment is not an absolute right. In the case tinker vs.Des moines Yes, we should be allowed to say our mind, but at what cost? Some things you would prefer to keep to yourself, then share aloud. Though some things are cruel, we cannot limit opinions that are contrary to popular belief or unorthodox …show more content…
If somebody said everyone should hit women because they are a woman, and someone went out and did that. The aggressor would be charged with assault. The speaker was only stating an opinion and assuming he never hit anybody is at no legal prosecution. Being literal(person who did it) and figurative(The person speaking). In Brandenburg v. Ohio, A man named Clarence Brandenburg, a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) leader in rural Ohio, asked a reporter at a Cincinnati television station and invited him to cover a KKK rally that would take place in Hamilton County in the summer of 1964. Some of it was videotaped. In them, many people are burning crosses and calling for violence against African Americans and Jewish