The Pros And Cons Of The First Amendment

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"The first amendment, which gives people the freedom of religion, press, and speech, is something taken for granted by Americans. Throughout history, free speech has been both limited and stretched by the government. The first amendment, which gives people the freedom of religion, press, and speech, is something taken for granted by Americans. Thus, the government should have the ability to monitor and control the government, but only to the extent of protecting the country against potential threats.
One Constitutional principle that would be threatened by regulation of the government would be popular sovereignty. Democracy was a government founded for and by the people, and those people would have to vote in their respective states to have this law be implemented. This isn’t really a problem, since Congress or the mayor would have to propose a law that would satisfy the people enough for them to pass it. The government should have sufficient involvement in the internet to ascertain security threats, address security threats, eliminate security threats to the American people. We live …show more content…

The sole reason why the colonies broke free of the British crown is because, of the tyrannical way King George III ruled. A “total shutdown of the internet”is totally dangerous regarding freedom of speech. The internet gives us all access to the outside world immediately. Open, outside communication keeps nations and governments somewhat honest. Censorship that goes too far could ending having negative impacts on the country, something that no one wants. The government could ban websites that challenge popular view to manipulate the view of the people, and the United States could potentially end up like North Korea. The line should be drawn when a threat goes across the margin of just ""being a joke,"" and there would be reasonable evidence to question the safety of the United

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