Free Speech and the Goverment
Freedom of speech is protected in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights and is guaranteed to all Americans. "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." (Cornell Law) These words were inscribed in our Constitution in 1776 by our founding fathers. The Constitution was written in time when the radio, flag desecration or even rallies by hate groups run rampant as in today's society.
The Bills Of Rights are amendments to the Constitution which were added in 1791. Since the Bill Of Rights there have been over 200 additional changes to the amendments. For example, the Flag Desecration Amendment, often referred to as the flag burning amendment, is a controversially......
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