Free Political Speech

Free political speech, the first amendment permits freedom of speech/expression, but does not protect citizens from sedition. Protected by the 14th Amendment, of due process that no state shall deny, the first amendment applies to both national and state government. It also allows state and national government to veto any form of speech that can influence a threat to the public or the government.

The court ruled that the writing, Gitlow, was not protected by the Free Speech Clause since this specific press was a form of sedition. Additionally, the court ruled that freedoms of speech and press apply to both state and national government. From this case the “dangerous tendency” test was created, or the rationale of the majority, which allows