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    This article was published nearly a year ago online in the National Review, which hosts articles across a wide conservative spectrum. The intended audience of this article is Americans who do not agree that the freedom of speech portion of the First Amendment is important, or that hate speech should be exempted from it. The week prior to the publishing of this article, two terrorists had attacked the Garland Community Center with gunfire in front of an exhibit depicting cartoon images of Muhammad.

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    The first amendment is the most important part of the Constitution because it has been the most exercised right by U.S citizens. First amendment states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Meaning, as citizens, the Constitution protects our freedom of religion, speech

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    As the First Amendment protects the freedom of speech to all Americans, there needs to be some sort of limit on when students go overboard. There are many different types of speech in which it can cause disruptions in the classroom when teachers and students state their own opinions that don’t always go with what the others agree with. Things such as the place of where they speak these things are affective to whether their claims are legal or illegal on any school campus. When students cause a disruption

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    The first amendment protects civilians right to freedom of speech but this freedom is often debated Because it supports hate speech but to what extent for example in paragraph one there are multiply cases were freedom of speech supported racial and physical violence as stated a 14 year old boy burned a cross one the only black family in the community and was not punished for it because instead of focusing on his actions they focus on the message it projected therefor protecting him from any

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    he First Amendment protects rights to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. It’s most basic component is freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Which gives freedom of speech to press to express themselves without government interference or regulation (Hawkins, 2012). Moreover, when we’re censoring ourselves we are willingly giving away our right to free speech. In today’s fast-paced world with so many social media sites and internet. It is very easy and

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    Let me first start off by saying that the First Amendment of the United States Constitution; the freedom of speech, is technically a right. Shall it be a privilege though? Do people verbally abuse the right to speak what they want; when they want? Legally people have the right to say anything they want and no one has the right to stop them. You may not like what people voice or some of the words they may use but lawfully you can not cease them. That being said, when does things being said go

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    Kaernick First Amendment

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    The first amendment in the Constitution of the United States of America is about the freedom of speech. This is the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint. Colin Kaepernick is using his first amendment right to say what he wants to say and that is perfectly fine, of course people will have their own opinions which is also perfectly fine the problem is his timing. With everything that’s going on in the world today and all of the people that are divided it’s important for people

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    The Bill of rights in our country’s constitution contains a total of 10 amendments, serving the purpose of listing and protecting the rights of individuals in our country. The following essay will be focusing on the beginning of the First Amendment which states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...”, and will also be explaining why the Founders of our country thought freedom of religion was so important, the differences

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    Reflections on the First Amendment Paper Ephraim Iivula HIS/301 May 29, 2011 Kenneth Johnston University of Phoenix Reflections on the First Amendment According to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and

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    Flag Burning and the First Amendment

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    Your First Amendment rights are extremely close to being violated by none other than the United States Congress. I refer to the Flag Desecration Bill that, if passed, would do irreparable damage to our right to free speech and undermine the very priniciples for which the American flag stands. Fortunately, West Virginians have an ally in Sen. Robert C. Byrd. Sen. Byrd, who previously favored the bill, now fights to protect our rights by stopping the passage of this bill. I applaud his stand and want

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