Does the US have the freedom of speech?

Answer 1

Yes, the 1st amendment gives us that. If we didn't all of the people at the Town Halls would have been arrested for sedition. Another answer: Yes. The United States has freedom of speech. In England, if a person feels insulted, that person can sue for damages. In the United States, in order to sue the statement must be false and uttered with malice. Thus, a person could make a false statement, but as long as no malice was intended, no lawsuit would be possible. It is possible for someone to go to a court in England and win damages against a person in the United States for something a person in the United States wrote. If anyone from England came to New York to collect the amount due from that English court, that person would end up in a New York Prison. That was one of the issues the United States fought a war with England about in 1776.

Answer 2

Most countries have some kind of freedom of speech, but most countries do not have nearly as much freedom as the United States. In the U.S., one can write or talk about nearly anything without fear of arrest. (You can't plan a crime or commit treason or endanger national security, but almost everything else is OK). In most Muslim countries, negative statements about Islam are punishable. In Ireland, until recently, discussing Birth Control or abortion was illegal. In Myanmar, criticizing the rulers is illegal. In the old Soviet Union, attempting to convert someone to a religion was illegal.