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.

This is ironic because the people who are supposedly protected under the ten articles of the constitution known as the bill of rights can’t even name the five freedoms guaranteed by the first amendment. … Now you can eliminate any hope of having the freedom of speech without persecution or prosecution. Provisions of the still standing legislation include the coupling of the abridgment of habeas corpus and the restriction of free speech; a recipe for oppression. …

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The United States is made up of many things such as diversity in races, cultures and religions it is also made up of many laws and structures of government, one of the most important basic laws the united states has, is probably the first amendment, it sets up the basic standards … This law is very important to many people, but women didn’t have rights to half of these laws, when the bill of rights was published quoting, “abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. …

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The purpose of government, as set down in the Bill of Rights, establishes its role as the only legalized use of force (law and judgement) on the reasoned principle that men in conflict should be arbitrated by a third party, … She argues that capitalism had achieved civil rights and freedom of speech, but in fact it was the terms of democracy that did so. Michael Moore notes in his documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story, that the US Constitution makes no mention of …

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Until the same three leftist termites who can’t bear viewpoints which differ from theirs and who hate the Bill of Rights, called the station five hundred times each, using different voices and names, demandin my ouster. I was out. …. I think it’s very ironic that a Muslim would own a radio station in the United States, given the Islamic aversion to freedom of speech, except of course, their own. Reply to this. David Jack Smith| 3.2.10 @ 11:43AM …

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Fortunately for us, we live in the United States- we have that thing called the Bill of Rights. People like Sean Penn would be relieved if this pesky little ammendment was absent: 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, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. …

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In the United States, we have the freedom of speech, freedom of religion (and freedom from religion), and freedom of the press. Gay people have a right to be gay by our laws. Gay people, like all citizens, are already protected by our laws; therefore, … We need to stand by the Word of God and point out we are also protected by the Bill of Rights. We must remember that our freedom of speech and the freedom to peacefully assemble also applies to pro-gay right groups. …

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Just because you think gun ownership is “ridiculous” doesn’t mean that it’s not something that should be afforded to everyone in the United States. In this case, if you disagree with it and prefer a nation that does not allow gun ownership, ….. I fail to see how owning a gun compares to freedom of speech or religion. Frankly, if we have to allow people to have guns (and I hate guns so very very much), then why isn’t it under “privilege” instead of “right. …

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The Bill of Rights is pretty well shredded. Freedom of speech is fast becoming the special privilege of corporations. Economic pressures, fueled by greedy shareholders, have eviscerated the press, leaving freedom the press virtually meaningless. The most important part of the Fifth Amendment is … Watching people rebel politically or in the streets in Iceland and Greece, while people in the United States express their frustrations with the tea party, makes me noxious. …

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He, and his “church” (mostly made up of members of his family) are the ones who arrive at various places and events all across the country, waving hate-filled signs which convey Phelps’ belief that God hates the United States, homosexuals, …..Freedom of Speech does not mean freedom of the consequences of your speech. It just means the government cannot infringe on your right to speak freely. However, any of your guaranteed (by the Bill of Rights) rights stop when they …

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The 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, … 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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