Is there a remedy to this issue? The first amendment gives everyone in America the freedom of speech. A big controversy today is whether or not the amendment should be altered. There are many different problems in this predicament that factor into different sides. I believe that even though there are downfalls to this amendment it should not be changed. Terrorists should not be given the same rights as anybody in America should be given, but I do believe that is where I would have to draw the
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Amendment I of the Constitution of the United States of America sets the stage for what the government can’t (or at least shouldn’t be able to) deny a person. Right off the bat, the Constitution gives people the right to the freedom of speech, press, religion, and to complaint to or ask for help from the government without punishment. However, the first amendment of the Constitution sometimes get controversial. Some people want certain use of language to be illegal while other want to protect their
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Have you ever thought about using your status or profile as a persuasion? most people wouldn't. However there are people like Colin Kaepernick that use it as a platform for their own gain. Professional athletes should never use their status or profile to persuade others because they are affecting future generation of the world. Athletes should not persuade others on events by their profile ever. Athletes are causing uneasiness through their actions. In “Article 2” it states “Minnesota Lynx players
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and more problems would come up. Individual Rights we have are very valuable to us because of how we have so much freedom to almost do whatever we like. The first three most important amendments of Individual Rights are the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. Then comes the right to bear
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freedom. In the history of America, numerous perils and hardships have been conquered in order for the U.S. to be the land of the free. As a matter of fact, the work of our founding fathers gave each citizen of the U.S. has the right to, freedom of speech, religion, fair trial and many more. To this day, troops are fighting across the world, risking their lives, in order to preserve these fundamental rights. National symbols serve as an example of the rights Americans possess to freely express themselves
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Free Speech, this issue is very important. There are many things that offend everyone, however, we have the right as American Citizens to say and do as we choose. There are limits to that statement I believe that as long as we do not physical hurt anyone that our words can be demonstrated or spoken freely. When the courts get involved in what free speech is I believe that we are opening doors to a downward spiral. After reading the case; Bad Frog Brewery Inc. v. New York State Liquor Authority
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desire. Without this right, our media would be nonexistent. When the Founding Fathers of the United States wrote the Bill of Rights back in 1787, they didn't make the First Amendment, “The right to bear arms,” because it wasn't as important as free speech. People may say that the Second
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Areopagitica is a written condemnation of pre-publication censorship that has paved a way for the establishment of free speech and the freedom of the press in modern day era. However, this book caused a “lively controversy” in the English public back in 1644, where it challenged the English government, Parliament, on the morality of the licensing law in effect (Sabine
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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" was once stated by Martin Luther King Jr. I agree that we are silenced one way too many times although many will disagree. I agree that if we let them silence us we will face many hardship. Lastly, I agree that rules must be challenged when they silence the voices of millions of hopeless people. "The Price of Justice" by unknown and "Declaration of Conscience" by Margret Chase Smith both show that to challenge the rules it
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are exercised (A Nation). Nevertheless, the attack sparked a rise in political polarization which tightened tensions between the people of France as the country divided ideologically while attempting to answer the difficult question, “what is free speech?” Gaining insight from American politics, whose constitution was heavily influenced by French political values of freedom and liberty, the First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees its people the right to express their opinions
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