When you think of America, the first thing that comes to mind is freedom. The freedom of the government and its citizens was something that the colonists extremely desired during the oppressive British regime. When the United States gained independence, the Founding Fathers drafted the United States Constitution, a document that has governed our country for more than 200 years. The Constitution was drafted accordingly to ensure that people's views were heard. What our founding fathers could not foresee is that in our 21st century, free speech not only gives a person such enormous power, but also an opinion, even if it is immoral and goes against citizens' values. Thesis Statement The First Amendment is the right that belongs to people from birth. When we think about free speech, we tend to remember the protester who expressed his opinion by burning the US flag or the journalists who exposed a corrupt official. But now the trend is to use the First Amendment to unleash hatred and worship of mentalities that go against the values ​​and morals of society. Background, History In the United States of America, the First Amendment is one of the things that sets us apart from any other nation. The First Amendment guarantees absolute freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to exercise any religion, and freedom of assembly. In many countries the press is censored and people who express their opinions publicly end up in prison. In our country, however, political speech is protected, and any citizen can sue another if they feel their opinion is being suppressed. The Westboro Baptist Church, neo-Nazis, neo-Klu Klux Klan and many others have emerged as groups calling for and... in the middle of the document... on corporate discourse, the press is a problem." New York Times 8 February 2011: A12(L). Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 8 Mar. 2011. Document URL http://find.galegroup.com/gps/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T004&prodId= IPS&docId=A248547954&source=gale&srcprod=SRCG&userGroupName=moun43602&version=1.0Welch, Matt. “Costs” of Free Speech: Consequentialism and the First Amendment Don’t Mix Together.” Reason July 2010: 2+. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. March 3, 2011. Document URL http://find.galegroup.com/gps/ infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=IPS&docId=A227945164&source=gale&srcprod=SRCG&userGroupName=moun43602&version=1.0Lawver, Bryan " Laws do not prevent hate speech around the world." 27 April 2010. Web. 05 April. 2011. .