Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -----------The First Amendment It is probably no doubt that freedom of speech is the first freedom mentioned in the First Amendment and it is believed that freedom of speech is the hallmarks of the United States. But this freedom is no longer free due …showed first 75 words of 986 total…

…showed last 75 words of 986 total…of political speech and therefore is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. That same year, President George Bush proposed a new, and much criticized, constitutional amendment outlawing flag burning. Today, Calls for censorship threaten to erode free speech. The First Amendment exists precisely to protect the most offensive and controversial speech from government suppression. The best way to counter obnoxious speech is with more speech. Persuasion, not coercion, is the solution.