Free Speech Watch|All civil liberties must be respected, even in times of national emergency, however, the Freedom of Speech afforded by the U.S. Constitution is arguably the most important. In these days of the so-called “Patriot Act” our free speech is constantly under serious attack. This website monitors the efforts to protect our free speech. It also monitors the People’s reaction to those efforts.

Bill of Rights. Amendment I. 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 , …. The last three presidents of the United States all smoked a little weed. Obama, Clinton and Bush were young and curious and, fortunately, never got busted. A criminal record tends to put a damper on White House dreams. …

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… pride of place for ‘freedom of the press’, situated between ‘freedom of speech‘ and the ‘right to peaceably assemble’ within the First Amendment to the United States Constitution (the first part of the United States Bill of Rights). …

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A growing number of voices are weighing in on the freedom of speech issues raised by the arrest of Henry Louis Gates for “disorderly conduct”. An analysis piece published in the Los Angeles Times looks at whether or not citizens of the United States of … Professor Gates should have taken his stand on the Bill of Rights and not on his epidermis or that of the arresting officer, and, if he didn’t have the presence of mind to do so, that needn’t inhibit the rest of us. …

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Are we teaching others that people must waive their constitutional right to freedom of speech when a police officer is in their home? Or are we going to insist on some finite lessons for police on what constitutes “disorderly”? ….. The United States Constitution — Bill of Rights — Amendment IV: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue …

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At a 2003 concert in London, the Chicks’s lead singer/songwriter Natalie Maines said that they were “ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas.” That controversy coincided with the opening weeks of the former congressman’s first show, “Scarborough Country,” …. And the Dixie Chicks didn’t do anything wrong at all, so I hope you blow-hards and die-hards get an education, read up on why “Freedom of Speech” is in the Bill of Rights, and just shut up already. …

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Here it is! The Bill of Rights! (And ancient rights as well) Amendment I 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; …

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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 … In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, …

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Speak out those of you who know beyond any doubt that the United States of America is a republic and that regardless of party lines or moral values that each and every one of us deserves to be represented down to every district, those who understand that a … They wish to undermine free speech, the right to assemble, the right to bear arms and state sovereignty to mention a few. It is important that we understand how deep reaching and socially destructive this agenda is. …

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The FBI, military intelligence, state police not only infiltrated and sabotaged the anti-war and civil rights movements, in many instances they ran them. In Columbia, South Carolina, an undercover agent served as co-chair of an SDS chapter. … Garden Plot eventually described “tax protesters, militia groups, religious cults, and general anti-government dissenters as Disruptive Elements,” according to The United States Civil Disturbance Plan 55-2. …

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but think the only part worth defending is the second amendment, and so long as you have a permit and do it a “free speech zone” 5) you believe in “freedom” … but won’t hesitate to stoke a mob mentality and use tyranny of the majority in the name of … in spite of oath of office of the president of the united states to “preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states” (notice there is no “so help me god” or other extra words in the official version? …

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