Week 10: Most Important Freedom of Expression

Out of the 8 freedoms of expression one stands out to me as the most important and that is freedom to check govermental power. The reason why I believe this to be the most important is because it protects all the other freedoms from being encroached on by the government. By being able to critizise the governmetn it keeps it in check from corruption while also advocating for our nation to be moving in the right direction. While all expressions are important this one type of expression serves also as a watchdog role that none of the others fufill. As mentioned this type as expression has led to discoveries such as watergate leading to Nixon's resignation showing how influencial this type of expression can be to stop grave government misconduct. This is why it is so infuential sense it gives power to the people rather then the government which is what a healthy and lasting democracy requires. This scrutiny of goverment is what is seen to be the first part of speech to go during the decine of a truthful government as seen when several other democracies have failed starting with them regulating speech about their government. Overall this type of expression may not be the most interesting to discuss but is the most vital as the bedrock for other expressions to exist.