"The Bill of Rights guarantees Freedom of Speech. However, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights also grants all citizens that right as well as other rights that are intended to allow citizens to enjoy liberties and to live their lives in enjoyment, without unnecessary fear. In other words, one citizen should not be permitted to exercise a right if it prevents another from enjoying their life. For example, a citizen may not use a megaphone to scream out his/her allegiance to the flag of the United States from the rooftops at one in the morning.
Similarly, Freedom of Speech is subject to other boundaries. For example, a citizen may not display inappropriate pictures in plain sight, in front of our school. While this may be construed as limiting our freedom of speech, cities and towns
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It carries tremendous power, explicit and implicit. Along with that power comes the responsibility to set the appropriate moral and civic tone for the country. This is a responsibility that is above and beyond functions that make the government and the country run smoothly as a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Social media makes it possible for an individual to engage in public discourse in real time. The technology facilitates direct and quick communication. However, it is a double-edged sword, and can do great harm if used impulsively. If the president chooses to use social media to speak to the nation, it must be done with great care. Posts should go out only after they have been screened with inputs from more than one person. The danger is that an ill-worded posting can cause great harm to the nation by creating a hostile public environment. It can also lower the high esteem with which citizens look upon the office of the president. The damage is not limited to a national audience because social media can be accessed globally and can lessen the image of our country in the eyes of the