My Country – The Virtue of Free Speech On another horrific day where someone shoots people they disagree with, we need to continue to value freedom of speech. A man with a questionable past got a gun and decided to shoot people he disagreed with. Nothing in those actions or that opinion derives itself from …
My Country – Governmental Overreach Justice Douglas wanted to show that the executive was not alone in our struggle for liberty. During the reign of King Charles I, the Petition of Right was granted. It established the power that the legislature had the power to determine the grounds when to imprison men. Douglas showcases this governmental overreach in two …
My Country – William Bradford In February 1689, William Bradford was charged with printing the Charter without permission. Justice Douglas argued, based on the transcript of the hearing before the Governor, that this case gave life to the First and Fifth Amendments. In his trial, Bradford, first, asked to know his accusers. William Bradford also argued …