Constitution. So how does it happen everyday in our country

without even a blurb in the newspaper? Freedom of speech

and freedom of the press were granted to United States

citizens when the Bill of Rights was amended to the

Constitution in 1791. By adding this to our constitution,

it makes it illegal to restrict Americans from voicing their

opinions. Yet these rights are hindered and completely

revoked constantly in our country. With terms like "radio

edit" and "edited for television" becoming part of our daily

vocabulary, Americans seem to neglect the injustice they

stand for. Even before Americans' right to freedom of

speech was established with the Bill of Rights it was

already upheld in our colonial courts with important cases

The case of John Petter Zenger vs. Governor, William

Cosby established freedom of speech in America before the

exercising their right to freedom of speech, whether it is a

created the Journal a year earlier to voice opposition to

prior to the ratification of the Bill of Rights in 1791,

for cases of freedom of speech in America. This was a

controversial or uncomfortable topics we are not making them

that after 200 years American's still aren't quite sure of

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Approximate Word count = 672
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)