However, in the wake of vibrant civil societies and democracy and personal freedom deeply enshrined in the constitution, Susan fails to provide a 'safe' way of controlling pornography without appearing as reducing the democratic space currently being enjoyed by the citizens and guaranteed by the First Amendment. Susan provides a background of the 1950s which are days before the First Amendment and the 1960s after the Amendment. ... The fact that today we have vibrant civil societies, more political parties with different political ideas and more libertarians is a great indicator of...

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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution does guarantee freedom of speech, but is it an absolute promise? According to this document, it is allowable for a person to verbally express how they feel. ... Many controversies have developed through the years in regards to how much freedom a person should be entitled to. ... In the discussion led by Arthur Miller from the Harvard Law School, many university representatives were asked to discuss their views on particular matters regarding the First Amendment. The main topic of discussion seemed to deal with racial equality, or lack t...

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The ability to have an opinion is the ability to have a voice, no matter how it maybe be perceived by the world. ... As many people are aware the constitution, which is base of all free speech, gives people the power to exercise their ideas. ... This is everyone's and anyone's given right to speech no matter how it may be viewed. ... Nowhere in the constitution or the 1st Amendment does it prohibit the slandering of ethnic groups, religion, or sexual preference. ... There were many cases reported at the start of the war that Japanese and U.S. citizens were feuding and getting into ve...

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Many years ago, our four fathers put together the Constitution in order to insure us that we are and always will be free. ... The First Amendment of the Constitution was written to guarantee one's freedom of religion. ... If we silence others from expressing themselves because we are afraid of what they might say, how will we ever learn about other people? ... Even so, there are numerous amounts of laws limiting the use of a firearm. ... There must be proof of self-defense and unlawful entry into your home. ...

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This is the first amendment to the Unites States constitution, and the most sacred one at that. ... There are still many individuals out there who don't want to censor these lyrics and depend on them to express their own emotions. ... Huckleberry Finn and Catcher in the Rye, both great American novels, contain explicit language and many obscenities too, why not censor them? ... The Taliban banned music in Afghanistan, how far away from that are we? How far from those little bleeps taking over songs are we? ...

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How many children read Judy Blume books? Actually, the question should be how many do not read Judy Blume books? ... There should be no limit on the range of temperate discussion, or no limits on thought. ... Censorship violates the First Amendment of the Constitution. ... Think about how differently our lives would be without books. ...

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Right now there is some sort of censorship being fought out in court at this very moment. ... Book banning should not be a form of censorship, it goes against the Constitution's First Amendment rights. ... Claiming that the content is too inappropriate, these censors are wreaking havoc on students' First Amendment rights. ... America today, has so many different beliefs, that the distinction between right and wrong has become very broad. ... Our country has broken down enough to allow same sex marriages and adoptions, and some how America is going to have to deal with it. ...

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Many people believe that the American flag stands for something important and shouldn't be destroyed in that manner. ... Some of our generation doesn't realize how lucky we have it. A child of this generation could debate how good and pure and wonderful this country is and could show you how we have had our liberty and freedom taken away to the point that we really don't have any. ... The first amendment to the Constitution states, "Congress should make no law. abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition th...

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