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  • Lawmakers consider new curbs on incendiary speech

    01/11/2011 9:56:35 AM PST · by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! · 39 replies
    thehill.com ^ | 01/10/11 08:52 PM ET | Russell Berman
    SNIP Several leading House Democrats blamed the inflammatory rhetoric for contributing to the Tucson massacre, while Republicans denounced criticism of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) following the tragedy. One lawmaker, Rep. Robert Brady (D-Pa.), has said he would introduce a bill to make it a crime to threaten or incite violence against a federal official. Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) suggested the Federal Communications Commission was “not working anymore,” adding she would look at ways to better police language on the airwaves. A brick was thrown through a window of Slaughter’s district office last year. SNIP Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)...