Why is freedom of speech important to you?
Freedom of speech is important to me, because the ability to speak our minds is what makes us individuals. Without that, we might as well just be one mind forced to obey one leader, like the Borg from Star Trek. In Star Trek, being forced to join the borg collective is considered a fate worse than death. Another reason is that many immigrants come to America to experience the freedom that they lack in their own countries. If laws such as SOPA or PIPA are passed, then we can no longer refer to ourselves as the land of the free and even if we still continued doing so, it would be a huge lie.