Freedom of Speech: a thought

Freedom of Speech and other Rights:

 What happens when a right conflicts with a moral belief/code? One of the problems with all of our rights that we have in America is that people often think they have to exercise them ALL of the time. Though we have the right to free speech; how often is what’s said of any actual value? Sometimes silence enjoyed is better than insisting on cramming what you want to say down other’s throats.

·         Does what I want to say need to be said?

·         Does it need to be said right now?

·         Does it need to be said by me?

What is missing in our Country is a “Moral Standard by which we should guide the exercise of these rights.” Even back during the ratification of our Constitution Thomas Jefferson realized the unprecedented freedoms the citizens had been handed. He said, “The success of America will depend upon the morality of the people”. Our individual moral code supersedes any rights we may have.  Without that moral code, our rights are inconsequential.