Friday, March 27, 2009

Sedtion Act

1. "Sedition means the incitement of violent revolutin against the government." Requires criminal penalties for people who say something or write something that is false. This is mainly toward the government, president, or the Congress. If you were to write on a poster board saying that our president is against our country by planing an attack on our country, then you would go to jail for sedition because that is false information.
2. Yes it is unconstitutional because sedition means the incitement of violent revolution against the government. People were arrested for things that weren't necessary at all. One guy made a sign saying "Downfall To The Tyrants of America." The other guy said that he wished that a cannon fired and would hit Adams in the seat of his pants. He was arrested and convicted of the Sedition Act.
3. The right of free speech should be limited during war time and if it angers the people or it sends a threatening message. People can protest, but they have to do it in a respectful way. Like they can't throw eggs at someone just because they are a soldier. Or if they think that our country is going down hill then they desided to burn our flag for some reson. I think they should seperate the actions of what people do and what they say. We should have it to wear people can make signs, but they can't destory property or things that would anger other people.
4. The government shouldn't have to right to keekp you from saying what you feel or want to say. People should have to right to say war is bad during peacetime. People should be able to where braclets that are against the war and say what they feel, but if they where to do something shutch as getting into a fight or making other people become angery then thats when to government should do something about that. The government should tell people to do whatever they want, but if they disturb the peace then they will get into trouble.

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