I believe that the speech value of protecting dissent is one of the most important values, especially in today's world. Not everyone in this country shares the exact same views on what goes on in the government and just general daily life things that go on. People in this country are protected under the First Amendment of Freedom of Speech, or so they think they are. Any citizen of this country should be allowed to say anything they want to say about anything that pertains to the government as long as the words being said don't incite violence and threats. People come to the United States of America for the reason of freedom and that very greatly pertains to freedom of speech. In recent times there has been a lot of controversy revolving around social media sites including Twitter and Facebook deleting posts and deleting entire accounts due to 'violation of policies'. These posts and accounts have been deleted for criticizing the government, which the value of protecting dissent should help prevent. A great major example of this is when President Trumps Twitter account was permanently suspended because his tweets were supposedly inciting violence. This action was taken after the storming of the capitol on January 6th, which can be a very controversial topic. During that day, former President Donald Trump posted 25 tweets that day, two of them being, "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!" and "I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!" Trump's Twitter account was suspended because his tweets were inciting violence and Twitter didn't want any more tweets to do so. Based off of these two tweets, Trump had tried to prevent any violence to happen on January 6th. It is a true fact that people interpret things very differently, which is why some people chose to believe Trump's tweets were inciting violence. This is why the speech value of protecting dissent can be tricky because people's different opinions can make them think differently about situations which is why some people thought that Trump's tweets were bad and violent inciting. I believe that if someone doesn't clearly say anything threatening or say words like 'kill', or 'punch' or anything along those lines, they should be able to say anything they want. People should be allowed to express what they believe in without getting what they want to say censored. Nowadays if the person in charge doesn't li,e what someone is saying, they will stop what they are saying. This is wrong because everyone has a right to their own opinion as there are millions of opinions in this world which means many people will not have the same one. This is why protecting dissent is a very important speech value.
The speech value of check on government power is very important because we as Americans need to make sure our government is abiding by rules and doing good for our country. We as Americans also need to help make sure the government isn't going against the constitution which is one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. One example of the government trying to push laws that are unconstitutional is when the Biden Administration tried to push vaccine mandate on businesses. The Supreme Court ended up winning the case and it was said that OSHA had exceeded the authority that Congress had given to them. OSHA had been able to even make the case due to their emergency powers, but they still weren't able to win. This is once again based on people's different opinions and of the two Republican and Democrat sides. Nowadays they butt heads so much that they will go to great extremes to win and get on top. The vaccine mandate that the Biden Administration along with OSHA were trying to push for businesses, is a violation people's individual health rights. In my opinion, people should have the right to choose if they want to put certain chemicals in their bodies just like people have the right to choose what they want to eat every day. Personal and health rights are serious matters that the government should not take advantage or control of. Everyone has their own opinion which means they have the right to disagree with mine, but the government trying to take advantage of our personal health rights is outright wrong and goes against what this country was built on. This is why checking on government power is very important, because we Americans need to make sure the powerful government will not take advantage of us and our rights. We are here for the freedoms and the opportunities this country gives us, so we cannot let the government take that away from us.
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