Freedom Of Speech

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Freedom of Speech
Freedom of expression is one of the most fundamental rights that individuals enjoy. It is fundamental to the existence of democracy and the respect of human dignity. It is also one of the most dangerous rights, because freedom of expression means the freedom to express one's discontent with the status quo and the desire to change it. As such, it is one of the most threatened rights, with governments - and even human rights groups - all over the world constantly trying to curtail it.

The United States, probably like no other nation, has recognized the importance of freedom of expression to safeguard democracy and grow as a nation. However, this does not mean there are no efforts to try to curtail it. The internet has often been the target of this efforts, as it provides practically everyone with the ability to communicate their ideas to wide audiences and escapes the ability of the state to control it.

This page is just being born, but in the future we hope to provide you with thorough information about what freedom of speech means, why it is important to protect it and what are the attempts to curtail it. Meanwhile we hope you find the information we do offer useful.

Some who have been threatened

http://www.derechos.org/human-rights/speech/


Print is Norman Rockwell from Four Freedoms Prints

[FreeOurPOWs]

The most flagrant problem with this post is that America is not a democracy, thank God. for if it were, we would have mob rule. That is what a democracy produces. Thankfully our Founders, not framers but Founders, knew this and created the greatest experiment in government known to man, that being the Constitutional Republican form of government, based upon the Holy Bible, God's Word.

Please stop referring to America as a democracy, for to do so is to allow the mainstream media and liberal schools and text books to remove you from the foundation of truth. Don't let them do that. Let the sheeple call America a democracy while you hold on to the truth.

The distinction between our Republic and a democracy is not an idle one. It has great legal significance. The Constitution guarantees to each state a Republican form of government (Art. 4, Sec. 4). No state may join the United States unless it is a Republic. Our Republic is one dedicated to "liberty and justice for all." The people have natural rights from God, instead of civil rights from a government. The people are protected by the Bill of Rights from the majority. Example: One vote in a jury can stop a majority from depriving any one person of his or her rights. This would not be so if the United States were a democracy.

In a pure democracy 51% beats 49%. In a democracy there is no such thing as a significant minority: there are no minority rights except civil rights (privileges) granted by a condescending majority. Only five of the U.S. Constitution's first ten amendments apply to Citizens of the United States. Simply stated, a democracy is a dictatorship of the majority. Take Socrates as an excellent example. He was executed by a democracy, though he harmed no one, the majority found him intolerable.

[SouthernBoy]

Simply stated, a democracy is a dictatorship of the majority.

And so it would logically follow that a republic is a dictatorship of the elected?