Freedom of Speech and Affirmative Action

Introduction

There is no right that is more fiercely guarded than of the Freedom of Speech . The right to be heard and the right to speak freely is an important aspect of every government that is accorded such a primacy in the hierarchy of rights . The reason for this is that every government is primarily established for the benefit of the people and when that government , for one reason or another , fails in its solemn obligation the citizens have the Freedom of Speech to try to rectify the situation

Over the years

, many have died to protect this right . Perhaps , just as important , as the number of people who have used this right to fight against injustice and oppression in all parts of the world . The world being as troubled as it is , has seen its share of heroes and martyrs who have invoked this right in to bring about change in not only their lives but in the lives of others as well

Affirmative action has been praised and pilloried as the answer to racial inequality . First introduced by President Kennedy in 1961 Affirmative action ' was designed as a method of reducing the discrimination that had remained despite the civil rights laws and constitutional guarantees . It was a method that was put in place as a Temporary Measure to Level the Playing Field ' through the offering of the same opportunities to all Americans

While the Affirmative Action ' plan was intended to have good effects , it resulted in exposing the flaws in the system as Reverse Racism ' began to emerge and the Bakke ' case came about where a white male was rejected two years in a row in favor of admitting other minorities through a quota system . This Reverse Racism ' and other flaws led to a mounting anger against Affirmative Action ' and soon it became a Zero Sum Game as jobs and opportunities became open to minorities but not to whites . During this period "Preferential treatment " and "quotas " became expressions of contempt FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Page PAGE 1 of NUMPAGES 1...