Although the basis of this article is not going to be centered around the First Amendment and Freedom of Speech and Expression, but for Freedom of Speech and expression and the First Amendment, the subject of this article…
Say what? You must be on Quack
Although the First Amendment is not absolute and there are some restrictions on freedom of speech and expression, it must be truly acknowledged that the citizens of the United States enjoy the greatest freedoms of speech and expression that can…
For America we Fight! aka Americans fighting each other.
As long as their have been nations, governments have been sending their sons and sometimes daughters off to war, to fight for the country. Most of the combatants were conscripts forced into battle by threat of death of the government…
America and racism, it’s a grey area
Last month a new Miss America was crowned. Unlike many of her predecessors, she did not have blond hair, or blue eyes, or creamy white skin. Rather her skin was darker, her hair was dark and her family had moved…
7 dirty words. “F-Word you” to Government censorship
Last month James Benjamin was invited to participate in a debate on an internet talk show. Unfortunately, he could not accommodate the time schedule so I had to stand in and take his place. The topic of the debate was…
Antonio Morrison, The Gator that barks like a dog!
Last month University of Florida starting middle linebacker, Antonio Morrison, was arrested for barking at a police dog. Within days, the video of the arrest and comments about the incident were national news. Fortunately, the state attorney’s office in Alachua…
The war on our freedoms
When George Orwell wrote the famous “1984″ where “big brother” (government) had cameras to watch everything you did, although political, it was also science fiction. The realities of such an endeavor at the time seemed mind boggling and that a…
Sticks and stones break bones but Symbols never hurt me
Freedom of Speech does not only protect the spoken word, but it also protects what has been termed “symbolic speech”. Probably the greatest example of symbolic speech is the extension of the middle finger while all other fingers are tucked…
Terrorism, The real threat to our Freedom?
With the bombings last month in Boston, and the ultimate capture of one of the suspects, law enforcement immediately were on the airwaves talking about their intention to interrogate him. They broadcast to the world that they had no intention…
I Think therefore I am subject to Arrest
Last month a New York jury found a police officer guilty of crimes relating to his desire to kill and engage in cannibalism. Whether this was a just verdict or not is impossible for us to tell, given that we…