chapter four

1. Freedom of Speech:  How important is it?  Does the freedom go "too far"?  What areas of speech should not be protected?
I believe freedom of speech is important because if you cannot speak freely then your voice isn't heard and this wouldn't be a democracy. I think people take the freedom too far in using it as a defense to be disrespectful and say whatever they want to the freedom itself, and the way it is written is just fine. I don't think the freedom of speech should be able to be used as a way to protect ones self from being a nuisance at such events as peaceful protests etc. because then they just ruin it for everyone.

2. Freedom of Religion:  Is separation of church and state necessary?  Why or why not?
The separation of church and state is necessary just for the fact that not everyone has the same religion and if one religion ruled over the whole nation then it wouldn't be fair to the other religions. It would seem more like a communism because other people would be made to live by how that one religion says you should live instead of us being able to do our own thing.


3. Criminal Procedure:  Are defendant's rights crucial to our system of government?  Why or why not?  Many argue that defendants have too many rights - do you agree?  Why or why not?
I think the defendant's rights in our country are crucial because not everyone is guilty and i think the amount of rights they have are just fine because when it ultimately comes down to it ,its the jury and judge's responsibility to correctly prosecute those who are guilty.
commented on: Gabrielle Miller, Melissa Ray, chelsea dunn