What Speech Should Be Protected?

In the First amendment it clearly states that as Americans we have the freedom of speech, to say and express ourselves in basically anyway that we choose. However, when it comes to a point where someone is saying something that is hurting other people, most Americans do not take it too lightly. At the Westboro Baptist Church, they believe that it is okay to go and protest about how they don’t think it is right to be a homosexual, along with many other vile topics that they choose to continue to protest and argue about. Voltaire once said, “I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it.” This quote is one that is looked upon as something that all Americans should agree with and defend, but this kind of speech is the kind that takes it too far. Regarding the limits of freedom of speech, I think that there should be definite restrictions on things, such as the Westboro Baptist Church, may say. However at this time I do not think that there really is anything being done about it, since the first amendment at the time that still protects all of their rights to say what they want, no matter how violating and hurtful.

-Connor Senning