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Becky Hill Dr. Wright English 111 8 October 2004 Free Speech: How Free Are We? Freedom of Speech In the United States of America the First Amendment of the Constitution prohibits the Federal, State, and Local governments from depriving citizens the freedom of speech. Freedom of speech not only includes verbal communication but also consists of public acts such as pickets, protest demonstrations, parades, and artistic expression. Although the First Amendment guarantees the freedom of speech the right to speak is not absolute and has particular limitations. Legislatures are free to enact laws regulating conduct associated with speech because the First Amendment protects the message but not all forms of conduct that is used to carry out the communication interest and does not relate to supporting the speakers message. General community laws that may be enforced by police officers in regards to freedom of speech include trespass, traffic violation, noise violation, disorderly conduct, etc....

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