Eight Values of Free Expression

 The eight values of free expression  consist of discovery of truth, participation in self government, stable change, individual self fulfillment,  check on government power, promote tolerance, promote innovation, and protect dissent. These values help the government run more efficiently. 

The first value of free expression is discovery of truth. This is known as the marketplace of ideas and was founded by Milton. Discovery of truth basically states that when truth and falsehood are allowed to freely grapple, the truth will then win out.  Grappling allows the truth to become even stronger and bigger. John Milton also argued against requiring a license to print and punish. He was an English poet and served as a civil servant for the commonwealth of England. This was the man who was the founder of this value.

Discovery of truth is then followed by the second value, participation in self government. Alexander Meiklejohn was the one who freed speech and was the one who was the relation to self government. Alexander believes that citizens can not make wise and informed choices if sanidades don't have the ability to properly communicate positions. He was a philosopher and an education reformer, free speech advocate, and the president of Amherst college. Meiklejohn believes that his purpose of the first amendment is to keep the citizens and electorates informed.

The third value is stable change which is also known as the safety value. Benedict spinoza was the founder of this value.  His theory was that angry and alienated citizens are allowed to speak their mind causing people to be less likely to resort to violence. Spinoza was best known for his ethics. His ethical vision was unfolding out of a menitstia metaphysics in which god and nature are both identified. 

Individual self fulfillment also known as the Self Actualization was the fourth value. C. Edwin Baker was the founder of this value. He was in charge of human liberty and freedom of speech. Freedom of speech allowed many individuals to express themselves in different ways and have others hear about what they truly believed in. Many were able to create their own identity and find new kindred spirits. 

The fifth value was Check on governmental power. This value was also known as the watchdog rule. Vince Blasi was the founder of this value, while his beliefs were for the checking function of the first amendment. Watergate, Irabgate, Clintongate and all other gates were able to demonstrate the freedom of the press to allow citizens to learn about the abuse of power. Vince, along with the whole press were a part of the checks and balances system which allowed the government to restrain the abuse of power. 

Next, was the Promote tolerance value. This was founded by Lee Bollinger. He was a part of the tolerant society as well as the Freedom of Speech and the Extremist Speech. This value argued that the freedom of speech was found hateful or upsetting, this then allowed us to be taught how to become more tolerant in others as well as our own aspects of life. A more tolerant society is a better society. Now, the first amendment protects hate speech due to all the valuable lessons society has learned.

The Seventh value was Promote Innovation. Jack Balkin was the founder of the seventh value and was for  living originalism. This became a community in which free speech is valued and protected. The community then became more energized, creativite , and interesting due to citizens actively fulfilling themselves in many diverse ways.

The final value was to  Protect Dissent. Steve Shiffrin believed in dissent, injustice and the meanings of America. He felt that the system is not supposed to be one of mob rule. The first amendment protects minority views. This allows you to have a strongly protected right to disagree with the government and everyone else. 

 

These values really helped shape our government to be the way that it is today. The government because of these values runs more smoothly and is very beneficial to all.