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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

"I'm not mad at you but...."

Smart people read the constitution.
It is the foundation of our country.
In it are the rules that I live my life by.
Here I would like to point out
one part in particular...

Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified 12/15/1791.

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.



Freedom of speech is the concept of being able to speak freely without censorship. It is often regarded as an integral concept in modern liberal democracies. The right to freedom of speech is guaranteed under international law through numerous human rights instruments, notably under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, although implementation remains lacking in many countries. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes preferred, since the right is not confined to verbal speech but is understood to protect any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used.

2 comments:

Nerds said...

I just wrote a paper about media diversity in Chile. The effects of a country with out media diversity and freedom of speech lead to a dictatorship. A lot of journalist risked their lives reporting inhumane events that were taking place in Chile.

A lot of people take for granted the freedom of speech.


Good post. =)

NorthBound Riders said...

Thanks!
I think it is crazy when people think you should censor what your write. It just shows a complete lack of intelligence and diversity.