I need to know how the freedom of Speech differes: rights, restrictions, any other useful information on public institutions.
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It's important to remember that the freedom of speech does NOT mean you can say anything, anywhere, at any time.  \n\nFirst, there are forms of speech that are NOT protected at all.  Threats and obscenity are two prime examples.\n\nSecond, freedom of speech is guaranteed in PUBLIC spaces ONLY.  Private institutions can limit speech at any time.  In fact, the Constitution says that the government cannot enact laws that limit speech.  That's the extent of the guarantee.  Private institutions may limit speech in ways they deem fit.\n\nThat's why you can be fired for complaining about your boss, for example.  \n\nIn addition, if a local restaurant doesn't want you reading some Ku Klux Klan materials, they can ask you to put it away or leave the premises.  \n\nThey can also force you not to protest in their parking lot or refuse to let you hand out political pamphlets to their customers.\n\nSo, onto academic institutions.  I THINK (not entirely sure about this) that PUBLIC academic institutions can still limit speech that they deem counter to academic goals.  (So, for example, a high school newspaper would be discouraged from publishing racist materials.)  Other than that, they cannot limit speech.\n\nPrivate institutions have no legal obligation to allow all forms of speech.  Religious universities, for instance, can demand that their students follow a behavioral code that includes speech/words that are "off limits."\n\nHope this helps!
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Well educated. Let me answer your questions if that's acceptable.\n\nFreedom of speech - who'll listen? Morally correct concept, but in practical every day life, an individual is restricted on what he or she says because of social mores. In the last 15 years, political correctness has been the trend. That only curtains freedom of speech. On the other hand, I could say anything I want about any politician. What I say however most likely will be forgotton. Freedom of speech also amplifies opinions. It seems everyone these days has an opinion about this or that. Opinions, I believe, is the most common form of Freedom of Speech but also the weakest. Many who have opinions lack any kind of indepth knowledge of complicated matters, that would take volumes of book to explain in extricate details.\n\nFreedom of choosing a career - life experience has thought me to suceed in a chosen career one needs to be very talented or has to know someone. If someone lacks talent let's say in journalism and has no solid (close friends or family) connection, the person would be wasting his or her time in the choosen field. If the person has some but not much talent, the individual will not advance far in the profession.\n\nFreedom of religious- this is USA's strongest trait as a nation. We are totally free to believe in what we want to believe.
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The right to freedom of speech is guaranteed under international law through numerous human rights instruments, although implementation remains lacking in many countries. \n\nThe synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes preferred, since the right is not confined to verbal speech but is understood to protect any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used.\n\nThe right to freedom of expression is not absolute; governments may still prohibit certain damaging types of expressions.\n\nTherefore the type of democratic freedom that you are enjoying in the US, Britain, Nordic & Scandinavian countries, most European countries, Australia, New Zealand, Japan is rare; the rest of us in the world are limited to varying degrees of free speech depending on where you live.
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According to HR 6166 EH, the torture bill, no, freedom of speech no longer exists in this country if you are in the U.S.\n\nThere are a lot of puppet identities and a few packs that attack together. You may note some questions are insult free and others will have the same group throwing mud (with atrocious grammar, worse spelling and no manners) en mas.
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What? About anything?  There are already certain restrictions.\nThe First Amendment (in the U.S.) does not include speech considered "incitement" -- speech encouraging imminent violence.  It also does not cover criminal speech, such as conspiracy (provided that, at least under federal law, there was an affirmative act in furtherance of the conspiracy).  In addition, criminals on probation are often restricted from being around or maintaining contact with known criminals, incidentally affecting their speech.\nBut the ability for people to associate and discuss politically controversial topics (whether it's racial segregation, the establishment [politically] of a Muslim [or Christian] theocracy, universal health care, the end of the death penalty, or a prohibition on abortoin) is the core of the First Amendment.  Just because you don't like the speech doesn't allow you to censor it.  Outside of the particularized harms listed above, and a few others (like fighting words, defamation, intellectual property infringement, etc.) we have to protect the speech, because some day you might want to associate and say something unpopular, too.
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if you can, go through 3rd party sources, i.e. the BBC or something like that. There aren't too many places in this country that are objective anymore, so there is likely to be a bias to most of what you find concerning them. Good luck, and don't believe anyone's spin, learn everything for yourself. Never trust a politition.
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I am not sure about speech but I do know that when you are convicted of a crime you basically give up all rights that the constitution gives you. You do not have the right to denie them searching your house. You do not have the right to go anyplace you want. You do not have the right to vote. I don't see how they can take your right to free speech away but if they can they will. Once your debt to society is paid all rights are restored with the exception of the right to bare arms. However they can not take away what is known as your basic human rights.
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When you are making a good survey, you need to consider exactly what you want to know.  Do you want to know how people feel in general, or how they feel about specific issues.  Then you want to decide what questions best measure this.  For instance, if you want to know what limits people think should be in place in regards to freedom of speech, you would think of questions that measure this more specifically. For instance: Do you feel that the freedom of speech applies to all people? Do you feel it applies to all types of speech? Do you feel that there should be rules regulating people's speech. You might also make a list of potential situations that people might think that free speech should be protected or regulated (Racial slurs, hate speech, threatening language, opposition to government officials, etc...).  You just have to make sure that your questions all answer your big questions and that you can measure your survey afterwards.
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You have the freedom of speech, as guarenteed in the first amendment to the Constitution.  However, freedom of speech is not freedom to yell "fire" in a crowded theatre.  Your freedoms cease when they become harmful to another.\n\nCensorship walks that fine line.  Where does your freedom begin to harm others?  Maybe when you use the F-word in an open forum, where kids as young as 8 can easily read them?  Maybe talking about sexual relations, where the same 8 year old may believe every word you say...whether or not you (1) know what you are talking about or (2) are kidding?\n\nYou have the freedom, and inherent to that freedom is the duty to use it responsibility.  If you fail in that, the freedom is taken away.
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Two clauses in the First Amendment guarantee freedom of religion. The establishment clause prohibits the government from passing legislation to establish an official religion or preferring one religion over another. It enforces the "separation of church and state. Some governmental activity related to religion has been declared constitutional by the Supreme Court. For example, providing bus transportation for parochial school students and the enforcement of "blue laws" is not prohibited. The free exercise clause prohibits the government, in most instances, from interfering with a persons practice of their religion. \n\nThe most basic component of freedom of expression is the right of freedom of speech. The right to freedom of speech allows individuals to express themselves without interference or constraint by the government. The Supreme Court requires the government to provide substantial justification for the interference with the right of free speech where it attempts to regulate the content of the speech. A less stringent test is applied for content-neutral legislation. The Supreme Court has also recognized that the government may prohibit some speech that may cause a breach of the peace or cause violence. The right to free speech includes other mediums of expression that communicate a message.
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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees, among other things, freedom of speech, but this right is not absolute.  Certain types of speech are not protected by the Constitution, which means that State goverments may promulgate laws to limit them.  Examples include "fighting words" (words meant to provoke a physical fight), "commercial speech" (claims made in advertising), "obscenity" (prurient language), etc.
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In Britain we do not have a 'bill of rights' but we are given 'free speech'......well that is if you're an immigrant.....as for the rest of us....we just have to grin and bear it....oh what a joy to live in a dictatorship dressed up in 'democratic clothes'!!
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See newt gingrich's comment about restricting free speech, kinda says it all. I say any attempt to limit free speech or any other attacks on our constitution should be dealt with by revolution!
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Freedom of speech is not a problem in the USA.  It's alive and well.  Of course, we have our whackos too.  That is, some people believe so strongly in their opinions, that they leave no room in their minds for the opinions of others.  These types, tend to express their opinions as fact rather than opinion.  The next step is threatening others who have differnig opinions.  Happens everywhere; or so I thought.  I didn't think that was unique to the USA.  \n\nPeople in the USA also blast their politicians.  Happens almost every day.  You may not see the bulk of it in the news where you live (UK ?) but if you lived in the USA, you'd see and hear more than you might think was possible.  \n\nJust reading the questions and answers in this forum's Religion and Politics categories is enough to wear me out.  Too bad all the energy devoted to this can't be used to power our vehicles.  Would help my budget some.
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The First Amendment states:\n\nCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.\n\nThe principle is extended generally to Government although there are exceptions for defamatory or offensive speech. As Yahoo is a private company, it can set its own rules providing they are compliant with US or other laws.
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This country supports democracy. Part of democracy is saying what you feel in any form as long as it doesn't defame someone's character or break a law. Freedom of speech is everyone's right in this country---you don't have to agree with it.
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Freedom of Speech is not an absolute.  The Supreme Court along time ago decided obcenity is not protected speech.\n\nNow censorship is something that only the government can do.  Take the theaters that refused to carry that Brokeback Mountain.  That was a freemarkedt decision, where it would have affected the profits of the theater owners if he had run the film.  His property, his decision.  Now if the government stepped in then it should be banned that's censorship\n\nLike I said free speech isn't an absolute, you can't yell fire in a crowded theater, or anything that would put someone at risk.