Coliver: How Trump has shaken up the system that in the U.S. guarantees full freedom of expression
Cenzolovka 09.07.2019 | Marija Šajkaš
The argument could be made that the system right now is out of balance; that our tradition of tolerance doesn’t quite know what to do with this new situation where the President makes statements that are inflammatory, says Sandra Coliver for Cenzolovka. Coliver is a world-renowned expert for freedom of media and expression, and in this interview, she talks about an extraordinary protections of speech in the U.S. guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Photo: Sandra Coliver, personal archives Among other things, the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States prevents the government from making laws which abridge the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press. The Founding Fathers did not want for citizens of the future state to be afraid to speak their mind, especially concerning the authorities. Thus, the freedom of speech, which is guaranteed by the First Amendment prevents the federal
