The Importance Of Freedom Of Speech In The United States

Have you ever been told you cannot say what you want? No, because we have the freedom of speech as citizens of the United States. The Bill of Rights was sent to the states for ratification on September 25, 1789. The rights were finally ratified by the states on December 15, 1791. The Bill of Rights was written in Virginia, and was written by George Mason, but James Madison strongly influenced it. In the Bill of Rights, the First Amendment is the most important because of freedom of speech, religion, and press. Freedom of speech means to express any opinions or feelings without restraint. As American citizens, this means we can say whatever we want whenever we want. Tim Wu said, freedom if speech is,” a beautiful idea,” (Tim Wu, 2013). This quote means that we can say what we want, and it is beautiful and we are so lucky we can say what we want. Our government wanted us to be able to say what we want because we have self government. A king cannot tell us what to say or how to say things. Freedom of speech is very
important and on on occasions, we take it for granted.
Freedom of religion is the right to practice any religion you choose. In an interview I conducted, Chad said,” The government cannot tell us religion we have to be in. They also cannot create a religion for us to follow,” (Chad Evenhuis, 2016). Chad stated what freedom of religion is. Freedom of religion is such a privilege, and we are so lucky to be able to practice our religions freely.
Freedom of press means newspapers, news articles, and television shows can say what they want, and not get punished. In the same interview with Chad, he said,” We cannot just speak, we can publish what we speak,” (Chad Evenhuis, 2016). This means an abundance. We can say whatever we want, and even put it on social media. We have the freedom to post on social media whenever we want and say whatever we want. The freedom of press is super important to our country.
Some might argue that our government is not doing a good job at letting us use these rights to our advantage, but here's the weakness.
Our government is trying its very hardest to keep us safe and happy citizens. They are always trying new things to make sure we are safe and get to use our rights for our own protection. Our government would never try to hurt us. We want freedom, and that is what our government is giving us. Our government makes sure we have jobs and do a large amount of things, just to make sure we are thriving and surviving. They are always on the move for us getting us what we need from other countries by trading, and much, much more. We are so lucky that our government has not taken away those rights, and made us suffer. We really need to make sure are looking up at our government. When you weigh all the evidence, you conclude that our government is doing a great job at protecting us and letting us use our rights to our
advantage.
In conclusion, the first amendment is life changing. If we did not have the first amendment, we would be plain and boring people. The Bill of rights paved a way for our citizens. The Bill of Rights lets us say what we want. The Bill of Rights lets us choose religion. The Bill of Rights lets us publish what we want to say and not get in trouble. I challenge you to take a moment and remember what our government is doing for you.