Government Silencing You

I have heard the great hue and cry that an obscure movie (if it even exists beyond a short trailer) has caused murder the world over as representatives of the so-called "religion of peace" demonstrate that they are not that tolerant after all. Speech that is inoffensive needs no protection. The First Amendment of the US Constitution was crafted by the framers to protect controversial speech. If I say what nice people the Hindus are, then my words need no protection. If I verbally castigate evil Nazis, the vast majority concur and once again, my statement needs no cover. It is only when someone makes an intemperate declaration that inflames passion that our right to speak comes to the fore. Pleasant conversation needs no support of law or government, but when the government tries to suppress even a fraudster turned filmmaker from distributing his work, no matter the trouble his movie has caused, then liberty itself may be compromised.