website of government officials making the information available to anyone to see. As many government official wanted to shut the sites downs‚ people like Young who ran them were protected because the first amendment giving them the right of freedom of speech‚ which was clearly taken out of control. Some co-anti websites such as Young were getting out of control such as were government official
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was 18‚ I find the first amendment to be the most important amendment we have today. “The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. See U.S. Const. amend. I. Freedom of expression consists of the rights to freedom of speech‚ press‚
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There are instances when freedom of speech is impaired‚ even though it is a constitutional right given to all Americans. This fundamental freedom is abridged when someone is bound by ludicrous Non-Disclosure Agreements‚ or NDA’s‚ on college campuses by enforcement‚ and in some forms by social media. According to Joanna Vamvaka‚ a speech writer‚ states‚ “In that sense‚ fundamental right to free speech serves as limitation to its own limitation” (Vamvaka 1). NDA’s‚ in some cases‚ harshly restrict
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Free speech is America’s morning coffee‚ if you don’t have it you’ll express how you feel. Both free expression and religious freedom need protection from those who would meddle with it. Free speech and freedom of religion are suppose to be everyone’s right‚ but somehow the government seems to still have some control over it. The first ten amendments‚ which make up the so called Bill of Rights‚ were designed to calm the fears of the mild opponents of the Constitution in its original form. On September
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In On Liberty‚ Chapter 2: Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion‚ Mill elaborates on free speech by saying “If all mankind minus one were of one opinion‚ and only one person were of the contrary opinion‚ mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he‚ if he had the power‚ would be justified in silencing mankind” (On Liberty
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want to be‚ as well as the brave men and women who fought wars to protect the freedom and democracy of our nation. The flag is symbol of The United States of America. I see why a lot of people get upset over the desecration of the flag‚ it’s insulting to those who served in the military‚ and as well it’s an insult to those who had family or friends that have served. The first amendment protects freedom of speech‚ press‚ peaceful assembly‚ religion‚ and the right to petition the government
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perception of our society today is where do we draw the line? How is it that certain legalized rights can be legal‚ when it is downgrading us as Americans? This article was a very powerful well informed article pertaining to the first amendment; freedom of speech. Underwood writes that “a society
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religious toleration but also to recruit colonists for the Quaker provinces of East and West Jersey and Pennsylvania. Furthermore‚ Penn’s immediate goal was to secure the rights and privileges of Englishmen to his fellow Quakers. Establishment of freedom of conscience with equal civil rights for all‚ not the more limited toleration‚ was Penn’s goal. After some colonial laws were established‚ Penn had finally achieved his goals and beliefs. Although‚ Penn’s inconsistent beliefs had him believing
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electronic mailing lists (Wilmott 106). Right now‚ the Internet is the ultimate demonstration of the first amendment: free speech. A place where people can speak their mind without being punished for what they say or how they choose to say it. "The Internet owes its incredible worldwide success to its protection of free speech‚ not only in America‚ but also in countries where freedom of speech is not guaranteed. For some‚ it is the only place where they can speak their mind without fear of political or religious
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BOARD FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND PUBLIC PROPERTY AUGUST 13‚ 2009 DIANE SACHAROFF BMGT 281 SUMMER Our constitution gives us the right under the First Amendment to the Freedom of Speech. This seems like a fairly straight forward right‚ but what many don’t know is that the Constitution only guarantees our right to freedom of speech against abridgement by government‚ federal or state. (Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board‚ 424 U.S. 507 Lexis). In most situations freedom of speech is protected
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