From the questionable behavior of lobbyists to the actions of Richard Nixon‚ these transgressions do occur in this nation. But‚ they occur less than in other nations. Nations whose citizens do not enjoy the freedom to say whatever they want about whoever they want. This restriction of the voice of the people only leads to further offenses and marginalization of the citizens involved. In North Korea‚ there are no independent journalists‚ very few citizens have
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MacKinnon’s push for the removal of the right to free speech is not only reckless‚ but extremely dangerous. As an American‚ MacKinnon fails to recognise that it is a fundamental democratic right recognized in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and that freedom of speech is far too precious a protection to be eliminated. She attempts to justify her arguments by using the example of protecting pornography. This poor argument to such an important right in the US does not represent
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The limitations of freedom of speech have been highly debated for years. Although the right of free speech is explicitly stated in the United States Constitution‚ society encourages individuals to use self-censorship. Self-censorship is a decision not to say something. Self-censorship is usually done to avoid hurting someone else’s feelings‚ but it is also a form of assimilation. When individuals have an unpopular opinion‚ often times they will keep it to themselves to avoid backlash and criticism
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Censorship and the First Amendment: The American Citizen ’s Right to Free Speech Are we protected from censorship under the First Amendment? In other words do individuals or groups have the right or the power to examine material and remove or prohibit anything they consider objectionable? This argument has been progressing for centuries‚ in fact the first notable case was against John Peter Zenger‚ in 1743. Zenger was an editor of a New York colonial newspaper that often published articles
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necessary for the greater good of the students but they were just violating the student’s rights. In an article about the tinker case Judge Abe Fortas wrote‚ they do not "shed their constitutional rights at the school house gate" (Students’ Right to Freedom of Speech). Just because a student is in school shouldn’t mean that he/she should have to give up their constitutional rights as a citizen of the United
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danger" test is a basic principle for deciding the limits of free speech. It was set by the famous Schenck v. the United States case from World War I. Anti War activist Charles Schenck was arrested for sending leaflets to prospective army draftees encouraging them to ignore their draft notices. The United States claimed that Schenck threatened national security‚ and the justices agreed. The principle was established that free speech would not be protected if an individual were a "clear and present
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Olympe de Gouges: Women’s Rights and Freedoms Olympe de Gouges was an advocate for women during the mid to late 1700s. Her feministic views helped spark the idea of women being of equal to their male counterparts. She desperately longed to see women living a successful life full of education and freedom‚ not dependency upon the men in their lives and adherence to societal norms. She was willing to risk her life by speaking out about a topic that she was passionate about and knew would come with backlash
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The freedom of speech is regarded as the first condition of liberty. It occupies a preferred and important position in the hierarchy of the liberty‚ it is truly said that it is the mother of all other liberties. Freedom of Speech and expression means the right to express one’s own convictions and opinions freely by words of mouth‚ writing‚ printing‚ pictures or any other mode. In modern time it is widely accepted that the right to freedom of speech is the essence of free society and it must be safeguarded
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due to the fact that you were on school property. Now if you were off school property and the principal saw you else where he would have had no say. The first amendment to the constitution protects people from practicing their own religion‚ freedom of speech‚ press‚ assembly and the right to petition the government. So as you can understand the first amendment relates to your case very much. The law supports my decision due to the fact that you could have always expressed your anger in a distinct
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Which Amendment? The freedom of speech‚ religion and press seems like an everyday activity‚ right? But imagine if you were not allowed to speak your opinion or practice your choice of religion‚ or even write about facts or opinions that interest you. What if you had to keep all your thoughts and opinions to yourself except for the ones that you were allowed to express or you would be in trouble. That would be like torture. That is why Amendment number one of the Constitution is the most important
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