Freedom of expression, that is to say the right to say what one wants without fear of being punished, is one of the most precious freedoms of all of America. Protected by the relevant constitutional provision, this freedom was also considered the most important by the founders. The original inhabitants of the North American colonies, controlled by the British, did not have the legal right to speak out against government policies or against issues such as injustices. laws and taxes, regulations on the English language were quite restrictive. After several prosecutions for denouncing the government, the trial of John Peter Zenger, convicted of opposing the government, marked the beginning of greater tolerance for freedom of expression. In response to the American War of Independence, the United States Constitution was created. In addition to this, the Bill of Rights was proposed to further protect individual rights. Which declared that “Congress shall make no law…restricting the freedom of speech.” This raises the question of whether freedom of expression should be protected or whether it should be seen as positive and necessary by the majority of leaders. Some believe that freedom of expression should be protected because of rights clearly stated in the constitution and because it helps contribute to society; while others believe that he should limit himself to saying positive things about the government because it helps protect national security and the government also has the legal right to do so. Argument in favor of protecting freedom of expressionThose who support the protection of freedom of expression base their ideas on the principles of democracy. They argue that the protection of free speech is implicit in the Bill of Rights and should therefore be... middle of document ......ate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010118266&mode=view&userGroupName=sand55832&jsid=979a851da1c5d039ecde9c4a85c897f9 >. Luft, Eric VD "Fitche defends freedom of expression." History of Salem. Ed. John Powell.Np, 2006. Web. February 27, 2011.10.3331/GE18_1299?prevSearch=free%2Bspeech&searchHistoryKey=&queryHash=f6130e02ebbd1de1900d63db6ae40f95>.Steffens, Bradley. The free speech movement. Np: Greenhaven Press, 2004.Print.Tead, Tom. Civil Liberties. Np: np, sd Print. Van Mill, David. “Free speech.” Np, and freedom-speech/#PatJusForLimSpe>. Rep. in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Ed. Edward N. Zalto. Stanford, CA: The Metaphysics ResearchLab, 2009. N. pag. http://plato.stanford.edu/. Internet. February 27. 2011.