Is there really a such thing as "free speech?"?
831507
Your free to say certain things but if you stray off the script you'll soon find out how free  the speech is!
889501
Short Answer:  Rights of Free Speech and Free Press
155702
yes i think that censorship limits freedom of speech. censorship pretty much tells everyone that we cannot express the way we feel or what we think. if those who signed the bill of rights really didnt want to be able to express ourselves the way want they would have probably said that we had the freedom of censorship and not speech or some of the people would simply not have signed it all.
1120324
As a conservative, I have to disagree. Liberals know all to well what free speech is. Haven't you noticed that they never shut the frig up?
356738
Global? Are you serious? Of course not. There are countries where freedom of speech is a joke.\n\nAh, well if you are specifically talking about Yahoo, then no, there is not freedom of speech, there are rules and terms of use. I have no problem with them. There is no need to do any of the things that go against the rules of the site. There is a mature and respectful way to answer any question on this site while being both honest and within the guidelines of the site. Some have the ability to do that, and some don't.
924635
I agree that you shouldnt have to if you dont want to.  But to BAN it is absurd, so if you did go and say it would you get in trouble?  People who disagree with this should stand up and say it anyways, its protected by the first amendment.
582836
Nope.  It makes a good Sci-Fi movie/book topic, but if they were to regulate our answers and actually delete some of them because of content, it would be an obstruction of our first amendment right to free speech.
932839
all you idiots tell this person to shut up.... then ramble on about free speech. huh?\n I say yes it would help if you enjoy killing things (sadist). and as for defending My freedom.. by killing other people who also you are trying to 'free' .. you would have to be a nutcase to see the logic in that...
743384
I refuse to believe that there is anything 'bad' about Freedom of Speech and Expression... \n\nafter all, if someone decides to burn a flag as expression, I might have to pop him in the face with a 2 x 4 as an expression! \n\nIn all reality, freedom to speech and expression should be taken for what it is. Just because someone is speaking or 'expressing' themselves, doesn't mean you have to listen or watch. I think that is one area where the line gets blurry for some. One has any right to say or do (so long as it doesn't cause harm to a person or persons, another blurry area), but no one should be forced to listen or watch.
394788
Yes, you're correct, technically, but it's too dangerous now to exercise that particular form of freedom of speech. (and your picture is beautiful...I don't know what the first answerer is talking about)
873498
Anything inciting a riot, disruption of peace, and anything involving a conspiracy to incite, or act, with depraved indifference from this speechs consequence, including the possibility TOWARDS a crime being commited from this right (free speech, as it was intended for), in my opinion, is not free speech.
812673
Yep, apparently the term 'freedom of speech' seems to be a bit confusing to some. Freedom of speech is all-encompassing, so really the idiots at the top are just being hypocritical. It's very child-like and immature, don't you think?
619072
Absolutely!  While we're at it, lets ban all forms of debate.  That free speech can be a dangerous thing so we better ban that too.  I know a few dangerous books that I would like to ban and I'm sure you'll agree that it would be for the good of us all.  Oh there's so much evil in the world I don't know where to start.
838384
yes there is freedom of speech but there are a lot of kids on this site, would you like for them to read a bunch of explicit sex stuff?\nwould you like someone trying to sell you stolen goods on here?\nwould you like it if all the obnoxious racist questions stay on?
965703
Freedom of expression, and most other "freedoms" are under threat.  Not in America, typically in most capitalist countries, it's a trade of civil liberities for more economic freedom.\n\nFree speech seriously doesn't exist in America.  I cannot say whatever I want.  End of story,  I can probably think of a dozen things that I can say that will simply get me in trouble.\n\nCensorship is america's pastime.  Especially since government also decides the standard for morals as well.\n\nFreedom of Speech is one of our rights that everyone believes we hve, but try testing it out, there is no freedom here, you will be kept in line, like a monkey.
57454
It's true, we all have our own personal beliefs, yet some tend to lean theirs onto others. They'll say it's "Freedom of Speech." How about "Freedom of Choice"?  I choose to follow my path, which may parallel with yours or go in a different direction, but I'm not going to insist mine is THE way. It's what works for us that we choose the road which to walk.
819691
I am a conservative Republican and I absolutely believe that we have a First Amendment Right to burn the U.S. Flag.  "I may not agree with a word that you are saying, I but I would defend, to the death, your right to say it."    No law abridging "freedom of speech".  First you have to ask what "speech" is.  If you think that speech only means "the spoken and written word", then fine, that's it.  The real question becomes, how far should the government be able to go to control your message coming across?  Hey, the internet and this Board aren't mentioned.  What is stopping the Government from shutting this site down.  Typing this stupid debate is not "speech" right?  P.S. chicks are allowed to dance nude BECAUSE of the liberal interpretation of "free speech", so don't rock the boat!