Summary Of A Real Test For Any Proposed Speech Code Or Policy

I comprehend Alan M Dershowitz’s speech of “A Real Test For Any Proposed Speech Code or Policy” as accurate because it can not be up to citizens to decide which words are offensive and which words are appropriate. More specifically, I believe that adding restrictions to Americans freedom of speech would be in total violation of the First Amendment and completely unrealistic to enforce. For example, Alan Dershowitz’s states "the proper response to offensive speech is to criticize and answer it, not censor it.” Although Harvard Law might counter this by saying that they didn’t want anyone at their school to view the offensive words of Tom Paulin. I maintain that freedom of speech is part of our foundation in America and we need to use it to benefit
the greater good. Furthermore, the political cartoon is a silly example of what would potentially happen if we were to continue to simply dismiss all of the offensive speech. I would hope that most Americans would keep potentially harmful words and symbols to themselves and out of the public eye, but it is a right that we as Americans have.