Freedom of speech in the United States

The 1st Amendment that my commentary discusses is the freedom of speech. Freedom Speech gives American citizens a right to speak their opinions without any worry of being arrested. However, there do come some boundaries of this freedom. For example, you may not yell out a comment that will put any other person in danger. A lot of people disagree with this amendment because of the offensive words sometimes said. There have been some offensive things said about religion, looks, love interests and…

The freedom to speech is very important to many Americans. However, many wonder if some speech should be prohibited especially while online. This is because it is harming, slandering, or hateful. The best way to evaluate this issue is through Deontology. This is because every American has a right to free speech, according to the constitution, they also have duties and consequences that come with being able to say whatever they want. It is important to focus on all three of these factors in order…

The definition of this concept on Radaris site is- You expect openness from others and they expect the same from you. Everyone is accountable for their own words, deceit, abuse or misrepresentation of facts. People exercise their Freedom of Speech right guaranteed by the First Amendment by sharing information and knowledge about each other. (Radaris, 2015). As I was reading this definition I was astonish how absurd it was. In some parts I am agree with this quote, where it says that people…

Freedom of Speech: Governmental Restrictions Freedom. A word that holds various interpretations and perceptions. The phrase freedom of speech is similar and therefore leads to controversy due to its vague meaning. The dispute stands on the power the government has on limiting freedom of speech, as mentioned in the Constitution under the first amendment. However, various Americans are unaware that restrictions to the first amendment in particular to freedom of speech exist. Obscenity, hate speech…

Freedom for All On June 12th, 1987 United States President Ronald Reagan gave his famous “Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate” speech at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. At this time, the United States and the USSR were embroiled in a global power struggle, which resulted in a great deal of tension between democratic and communist countries. Many people at the time sought reunification of West Berlin and East Berlin, and an end to the Cold War. In “Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate,” former…

American people to check and balance the government of the United States. Madison’s Report on the Virginia Resolutions upholds the notion of popular sovereignty and the idea that Congress can not, in any shape or form, infringe upon the freedom of speech and the press. James Madison’s report emphasizes the fact that the United States, unlike Great Britain, is a self-governing democracy, and that this form of government entails the freedom of speech and the press, an idea that is also…

The Four Freedoms of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell On January 6, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented his “Four Freedoms” speech in his annual message to Congress (State of the Union Address). These Four Freedoms were Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Fear, and Freedom from Want that President Roosevelt thought should prevail everywhere in the world. That was the time when the United States was not yet involved in World War II. On December…

A State of the Union address is a speech, mandated by the Constitution, given by the President of the United States to Congress, every January, in which the President outlines the country’s current status and its plans for the future (“The Definition of State of the Union”). On January 6, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, addressed the 77th Congress with his Four Freedoms Speech (Roosevelt). The purpose of this address was to outline the four indispensable human freedoms that America…

When Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave his State of the Union address in 1941, the United States was once again on the brink of a world war. In the devastating aftermath of World War I, the United States adopted an isolationist stance, declining to join the League of Nations, refusing to sign the Versailles Treaty, and implementing the Neutrality Acts. All of these steps were taken to avoid any future US involvement in another Great War. By 1940, however, France had fallen to Germany, and the Axis…

Introduction Freedom of speech is defined as the right to freedom of expression. It upholds the rights of all to express their views and opinions freely. It allows the individual to express themselves without interference and restrictions from the government. It is one of the most fundamental rights that every individuals enjoy and a cornerstone of democratic rights and freedoms. It can be considered as one of the most dangerous rights as freedom of speech refers to an individual to express…