Freedom Of Speech: Schenck V. United States
While some believe freedom of speech violates the rights of others, it’s the main fundamental amendment people use nowadays. Included in the the First Amendment is freedom of speech which protect the citizens free expression. Freedom of speech let’s a citizen speak or express their own mind and opinion.
The First Amendment in the United States Constitution gives us the freedom of speech. Freedom of speech gives us the right to say our own opinion on anything we want to speak on. As citizens of this country, we are able to say our opinion on the government, taxes, school, or anything that comes to mind. We have our own opinions, having the ability to think for ourselves. There are many things that us as humans wouldn’t be able to say if it …show more content…
This cases gave the supreme court different views on different kind of ideas dealing with our first amendment most closely looking at freedom of speech.” as said in the nytimes article. Different cases during the years had a different impact on the way freedom of speech is seen as now. One case that caught my attention was Schenck v. United States. This was the first case which explored the limits of the 1st Amendment free speech provisions by the Supreme Court. When America entered World War 1 in 1917, Congress passed a law called the Espionage Act which set stiff penalties for uttering and circulating “false” statements that interfere with the war. Charles Schenck was the general secretary of the Socialist party, in which his party believed that the war had been caused by and would only benefit the rich, while causing deaths and suffering for the thousands of poor people. Schenck participated in many activities that violated the espionage act, he was then arrested for it. The court came into conclusion that reasonable limits can be imposed on the 1st amendment’s guarantee on freedom of speech. They clarified on the meaning of free speech that have been modified and
The First Amendment in the United States Constitution gives us the freedom of speech. Freedom of speech gives us the right to say our own opinion on anything we want to speak on. As citizens of this country, we are able to say our opinion on the government, taxes, school, or anything that comes to mind. We have our own opinions, having the ability to think for ourselves. There are many things that us as humans wouldn’t be able to say if it …show more content…
This cases gave the supreme court different views on different kind of ideas dealing with our first amendment most closely looking at freedom of speech.” as said in the nytimes article. Different cases during the years had a different impact on the way freedom of speech is seen as now. One case that caught my attention was Schenck v. United States. This was the first case which explored the limits of the 1st Amendment free speech provisions by the Supreme Court. When America entered World War 1 in 1917, Congress passed a law called the Espionage Act which set stiff penalties for uttering and circulating “false” statements that interfere with the war. Charles Schenck was the general secretary of the Socialist party, in which his party believed that the war had been caused by and would only benefit the rich, while causing deaths and suffering for the thousands of poor people. Schenck participated in many activities that violated the espionage act, he was then arrested for it. The court came into conclusion that reasonable limits can be imposed on the 1st amendment’s guarantee on freedom of speech. They clarified on the meaning of free speech that have been modified and