SPEECH CODES: AN ANSWER TO OUR PROBLEMS? Freedom of speech is an issue that has been debated in America since the settlers first inhabited our country. The First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees the right of freedom of speech to all Americans. Since then, people have spoken freely about government, religion, injustice, and basically anything else that they have wanted to. However, this freedom is not always given. Evidence of this can be found on …showed first 75 words of 1198 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1198 total…were thought to be an absolute impossibility. Today, however, when we look at issues such speech codes, we can see that eventual total government control is a distinct possibility. Therefore, it should be our duty as Americans, living in a society built on democracy, to fight to keep the rights that our forefathers once fought to gain for us. So, we must decide where we should begin. Maybe we should start by talking about it.