I am a Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with over 20 years experience providing services as an Expert Witness to the North East & North West of England, the Midlands, Yorkshire and beyond.
The Framers of the Constitution guaranteed freedom of speech and expression to the citizens of the United States with the First Amendment, which reads, in part, Congress shall make no law â¦ abridging the freedom of speech..
Your 1st Amendment Rights. The 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the freedoms that many consider to be the essence of America. The five freedoms guaranteed by the 1 st Amendment are speech, press, religion, assembly and petition. Collectively, these are sometimes referred to as freedom of expression. Freedom of speech is the foundation on which all other 1 st Amendment freedoms are based; without it the other freedoms could not exist. The purpose of free speech is to protect the minority, often unpopular, viewpoint from being overpowered by the majority, or by the government.