A First Amendment Junkie

Susan Jacoby’s, “ A First Amendment Junkie, ” is an extremely well written and sound argument in which readers can clearly understand the purpose. From the title, “ A First Amendment Junkie, ” she gets the readers attention and even forces them to ask the question: What is a “ A First Amendment junkie? ” It is clear as early as the end of the first paragraph Jacoby’s thesis or major claim- that censorship of any form is wrong. …

…not the calling of the government to limit the First Amendment right to free speech is the only way in which we can teach all people how to tolerate “ threatening forms of free speech. ” As the late Justice Hugo L. Black said that “the Federal Governmnet is with out any power whatsoever under the Constitution to put any type of burden on free speech and expression of ideas of any kind ( as distinguished from conduct. )”