What Do We Do Now? Communications Preparedness By Gene Van Shaar Since 1789, freedom of speech has been recognized and revered as being a preeminent right. It is what the founders of the United States of America called an unalienable right, meaning that it is a God-given right that should never be violated. In order to ensure Americans’ unalienable rights were safeguarded, ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights were added to the U.S. constitution. The first amendment protected freedom of speech. Concerning free speech in early America, Conservapedia says: The American concept of verb...