Rediscovering a Lost Freedom The First Amendment Right to Censor Unwanted Speech |
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| Author:
| Garry, Patrick M. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4128-0971-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Transaction Publishers
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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"Rediscovering a Lost Freedom is important, intriguing, and thoroughly documented. The book provides a common-sense blueprint for constructive constitutional change, change that Professor Garry backs up with solid research and legal analysis. This is a truly remarkable achievement."--Richard Wilkins, Brigham Young University School of Law Rediscovering a Lost Freedom seeks to modernize the First Amendment. To Garry, the First Amendment should provide listeners as much right...
More Description"Rediscovering a Lost Freedom is important, intriguing, and thoroughly documented. The book provides a common-sense blueprint for constructive constitutional change, change that Professor Garry backs up with solid research and legal analysis. This is a truly remarkable achievement."--Richard Wilkins, Brigham Young University School of Law Rediscovering a Lost Freedom seeks to modernize the First Amendment. To Garry, the First Amendment should provide listeners as much right to be free from unwanted speech as it gives speakers to speak. With other constitutional rights, changed circumstances have prompted changes in the law. Restrictions on political advertising seek to combat the influence of big money. The Second Amendment right to bear arms has been curtailed due to the growing gun violence. But when it comes to the flood of violence and vulgarity in the media, there has been no change in First Amendment doctrines. This work proposes a government-facilitated private right to censor.